Proverbs 30:25-26 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 30:25-26 NIV (New International Version)
Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags
Proverbs 30:25-26 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs
Proverbs 30:25-26 NLT (New Living Translation)
Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer. Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful, but they make their homes among the rocks.
Proverbs 30:25-26 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer; hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs
Proverbs 30:25-26 KJV (King James Version)
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer; The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks
Proverbs 30:25-26 NKJV (New King James Version)
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags
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 30:25-26 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer; The rock hyraxes are not a mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks
Proverbs 30:25-26 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The ants are not a strong people, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; [Prov 6:6] The shephanim are not a mighty folk, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; [Ps 104:18]
Proverbs 30:25-26 NET (New English Translation)
ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer; rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags