KJV King James Version
A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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Proverbs 30:30
A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
WEB World English Bible
The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;
ASV American Standard Version
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
An old lion—mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,
Surrounding context — Proverbs 30
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
29 There be three [things] which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
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Numbers 23:24Behold, 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 14:18And 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.
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