Proverbs 30:27 (BSB)

the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

From Proverbs 30. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 30:27

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 30:24-28: I. Agur, having specified four things that seem great and yet are really contemptible, here specifies four things that are little and yet are very admirable, great in miniature, in which, as bishop Patrick observes, he teaches us several good lessons; as, 1.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 30:27: The locusts have no king,.... These are small creatures also, yet very devouring ones; and consume the fruits of the earth, wherever they come and light; see Exo 10:13; they are very numerous, and move in large bodies, and yet with great regularity and order; which shows the wisdom there is in them by natural instinct, though they have no king to command, guide, and...
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 30:24-28: Pro 30:24-28 Another proverb with the cipher 4, its first line terminating in ארץ: 24 Four are the little things of the earth, And yet they are quick of wit - wise: 25 The ants - a people not strong, And yet they prepare in summer their food; 26 Conies - a people not mighty, And yet set their dwelling on the rocks; 27 No...