Proverbs 30:26

Proverbs 30:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
• New International Version (NIV)hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
• English Standard Version (ESV)the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
• New King James Version (NKJV)The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;

Context of Proverbs 30:26

24Four things on earth are small, yet they are very wise: 25Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer. Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks. 27Locusts have no king, yet all of them divide into swarms by instinct. 28A lizard you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces.

Proverbs 30:26 word by word

שְׁ֭פַנִּים עַ֣ם לֹא־עָצ֑וּם וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בַסֶּ֣לַע בֵּיתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The coniesשָׁפָןshâphân · rock badgerH8227
• a feebleעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• folkעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• yet makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• they their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• in the rocksסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:26

• Leviticus 11:5You must never eat rock badgers. (Rock badgers are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.)
• Psalms 104:18The high mountains are for wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for badgers.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Conies - See the marginal reference note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-28Verses 24-28 Four things that are little, are yet to be admired. There are those who are poor in the world, and of small account, yet wise for their souls and another world.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-28Here is another example of number parallelism: small, seemingly insignificant animals can be surprisingly powerful and resourceful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. These verses provide two classes of apt illustrations of various aspects of the moral world, which the reader is left to apply. By the first (Pr 30:25-28), diligence and providence are commended; the success of these insignificant animals being due to their instinctive sagacity and activity, rather than strength. The other class (Pr 30:30, 31) provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 30:26

• Animals
• Coney
• Industry
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Commentaries on Proverbs 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings