New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 30:24-28

24FourH702 thingsH702 are smallH6996 on the earthH776, But they are exceedinglyH2449 wiseH2450:25The 1antsH5244 are not a strongH5794 peopleH5971, But they prepareH3559 their foodH3899 in the summerH7019;26The 2 3shephanimH8227 are not mightyH6099 peopleH5971, Yet they makeH7760 their housesH1004 in the rocksH5553;27The locustsH697 haveH369 noH369 kingH4428, Yet allH3605 of them goH3318 out in 4ranksH2686;28The lizardH8079 you may graspH8610 with the handsH3027, Yet it is in kings’H4428 palacesH1964.

Notes

1. Proverbs 30:25 Prov 6:6 ↩
2. Proverbs 30:26 Small, shy, furry animals (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV coney, orig NASB badgers ↩
3. Proverbs 30:26 Lev 11:5; Ps 104:18 ↩
4. Proverbs 30:27 Joel 2:7 ↩