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 Living Translation (NLT)Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful, but they make their homes among the rocks.

Context of Proverbs 30:26

24There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: 25The 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; 27The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks; 28The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings’ 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 11:5the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
• Psalms 104:18The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock 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
• Riddle

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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