"A lion {which is} strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;" — Proverbs 30:30

Proverbs 30:30 · KJV

“A lion {which is} strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;”

— Proverbs 30:30

There be three {things} which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom {there is} no rising up. {greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins}

Proverbs 30 — Context

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

There be three {things} which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

A lion {which is} strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom {there is} no rising up. {greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins}

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, {lay} thine hand upon thy mouth.

Cross References

Numbers 23:24

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat {of} the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

Judges 14:18

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What {is} sweeter than honey? and what {is} stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.