Proverbs 30:24-25 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 30:24-28 MSG (The Message)
There are four small creatures, wisest of the wise they are— ants—frail as they are, get plenty of food in for the winter; marmots—vulnerable as they are, manage to arrange for rock-solid homes; locusts—leaderless insects, yet they strip the field like an army regiment; lizards—easy enough to catch, but they sneak past vigilant palace guards.
Proverbs 30:24-25 KJV (King James Version)
There be four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer
Proverbs 30:24-25 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer
Proverbs 30:24-25 NCV (New Century Version)
“There are four things on earth that are small, but they are very wise: Ants are not very strong, but they store up food in the summer.
Proverbs 30:24-25 ASV (American Standard Version)
There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer
Proverbs 30:24-25 NIV (New International Version)
“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer
Proverbs 30:24-25 NKJV (New King James Version)
There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer
Proverbs 30:24-25 AMP (Amplified Bible)
¶There are four things that are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are not a strong people, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; [Prov 6:6]
Proverbs 30:24-25 NLT (New Living Translation)
There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer.
Proverbs 30:24-25 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The earth has four creatures that are very small but very wise: The feeble ant has little strength, yet look how it diligently gathers its food in the summer to last throughout the winter.
Proverbs 30:24-25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer