Proverbs 30:24
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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- 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 now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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