Proverbs 30:27
Good News Translation
Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation.

New Revised Standard Version
the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank;

Contemporary English Version
locusts, who have no king, but march like an army;

New American Bible
Locusts—they have no king, yet they march forth in formation;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands:

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The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands:

the locusts

Exodus 10:4-6,13-15 But if thou resist, and wilt not let them go, behold I will bring in to-morrow the locusts into thy coasts; . . .

Psalm 104:34 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.

Joel 1:4,6,7 That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed. . . .

Joel 2:7-11,25 They shall run like valiant men: like men of war they shall scale the wall: the men shall march every one on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks. . . .

Revelation 9:3-11 And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. . . .

by bands or gathered together

Context
The Words of Agur
26The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock: 27The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands:28The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings' houses.…
Cross References
Proverbs 6:7
Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 30:28
The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings' houses.

Joel 2:7
They shall run like valiant men: like men of war they shall scale the wall: the men shall march every one on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks.

Proverbs 30:26
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