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Proverbs 30

Prov. 30:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A δgreyhound
zarziyr (Hebrew #2223)
properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)
KJV usage: + greyhound.
Pronounce: zar-zeer'
Origin: by reduplication from 2115
mothen (Hebrew #4975)
properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
KJV usage: + greyhound, loins, side.
Pronounce: mo'-then
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be slender
; an he goat
tayish (Hebrew #8495)
a buck or he-goat (as given to butting)
KJV usage: he goat.
Pronounce: tah'-yeesh
Origin: from an unused root meaning to butt
also
'ow (Hebrew #176)
short for 185; desire (and so probably in Prov. 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
KJV usage: also, and, either, if, at the least, X nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
Pronounce: o
Origin: presumed to be the "constructive" or genitival form of -av {av}
; and a king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
, against whom there is no rising up
'alquwm (Hebrew #510)
a non-rising (i.e. resistlessness)
KJV usage: no rising up.
Pronounce: al-koom'
Origin: probably from 408 and 6965
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girt in the loins, or, a horse.

More on:

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Goat,
Greyhound,
King

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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greyhound.
or, horse.
Heb. girt in the lions.
against.
Prov. 16:14• 14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. (Prov. 16:14)
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Prov. 20:2• 2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. (Prov. 20:2)
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Dan. 3:15‑18• 15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
 16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
 17If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
 18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. (Dan. 3:15‑18)
• But the word simply means, girded as to the loins, according to the best authorities, and may therefore be applied to any slender creature characterized by swiftness. The translators of the Authorized Version preferred greyhound, as most fully expressing the idea of an animal adapted to running. It matters little what beast is signified. The lesson for us is clear enough. As a loin-girt animal rests not till it reaches its prey, or the goal to which it is running, so the saint is to press swiftly on, refusing to be turned aside by the attractions of this world. (“Proverbs Thirty” by H.A. Ironside)
• The he goat is the “climber.” Refusing the low and often unhealthful valleys, he mounts up, higher and higher, to the rocky hills and the peaks of the mountains, as we have already been reminded in the psalm (Psa. 104:18). Breathing the exhilarating air of “the top of the rocks,” he finds both pleasure and safety in his retreat. The lesson is simple. It is the Christian who, like Habakkuk, walks upon the high places, that will be able to rejoice in the day of trouble, and joy in the God of his salvation when everything of earth seems to fail (Hab. 3:17-19). (“Proverbs Thirty” by H.A. Ironside)
• The last in the list of these comely things is the king going forth in his might, against whom there is no rising up. It is the overcomer, the man of faith, made unto God a king, whose dignity is never greater than when he walks in lowliness and meekness through this scene, drawing his supplies from above, not from below. (“Proverbs Thirty” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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a horse girt in the loinsd; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.

JND Translation Notes

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Possibly, "a war-horse."