Proverbs 30:28 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

English ASV

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings palaces.

English Amplified

The lizard you can seize with your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The lizard you can seize with your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings’ palaces.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

English EASY 2024

Lizards are easy to catch with your hand, but you will see them in kings' palaces.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

lizards are small enough to catch with your hands, but you can find them living in kings' palaces.

the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A lizard you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings' palaces.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

the spider takes hold with her hands, yet she lives in palaces of a king.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings' palaces.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Lizards-- you can catch them with your hands, yet they find their way into king's palaces.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

a lizard you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

And the fourth are lizards. Your hand can catch them. But you will find them in kings' palaces.

English NIV

a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.

English NKJ 1982

The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings’ palaces.

English NLT

Lizards--they are easy to catch, but they are found even in kings' palaces.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

the lizard can be grasped in the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And the small lizard is easy to catch as it clings to the walls with its hands, yet it can be found inside a king’s palace.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The lizards: they are easy to catch and kill, yet are found even in king's palaces!

English Tyndale 1537

The spider laboureth with her hands, and that in the kings' palace.

Proverbs 30:28 — Compare Translations