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Proverbs 30:28

Proverbs 30:28
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

The spider taketh hold with her hands,.... On the thread she spins, or on the flies and bees she catches in her web.…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Spider - Rather, the Gecko (or Stellio), a genus of the lizard tribe, many species of which haunt houses, make their way…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 30:24-28

I. Agur, having specified four things that seem great and yet are really contemptible, here specifies four things that…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the spider Rather, the lizard. The Heb. word occurs here only.

taketh hold with her hands If this rendering be retained,…