Proverbs 30:25 - 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 30:25 KJV (King James Version)

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer

Proverbs 30:25 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer

Proverbs 30:25 NCV (New Century Version)

Ants are not very strong, but they store up food in the summer.

Proverbs 30:25 ASV (American Standard Version)

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer

Proverbs 30:25 NIV (New International Version)

Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer

Proverbs 30:25 NKJV (New King James Version)

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer

Proverbs 30:25 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The ants are not a strong people, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; [Prov 6:6]

Proverbs 30:25 NLT (New Living Translation)

Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer.

Proverbs 30:25 TPT (The Passion Translation)

The feeble ant has little strength, yet look how it diligently gathers its food in the summer to last throughout the winter.

Proverbs 30:25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer