Proverbs 30:24
22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
23 an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
- KJV
- There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
- WEB
- “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
- ASV
- There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
- DARBY
- There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
- BLB
- Four [things], they [are] small on the earth; they are wiser than wise:
- ÅB
- Det er fire som er små på jorden og allikevel overvettes vise:
- OTB
- Fire små skapninger på jorden er overmåte vise:
- B1930
- Det er fire som er små på jorden og allikevel overvettes vise:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 12:7
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
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