Proverbs 30:25–27
Proverbs 30:25–27 — English Standard Version (ESV)
25 the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
27 the locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in rank;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk,
Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)
25 Ants—they aren’t strong,
but they store up food all summer.
26 Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful,
but they make their homes among the rocks.
27 Locusts—they have no king,
but they march in formation.
Proverbs 30:25–27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk,
Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — New Century Version (NCV)
25 Ants are not very strong,
but they store up food in the summer.
26 Rock badgers are not very powerful,
but they can live among the rocks.
27 Locusts have no king,
but they all go forward in formation.
Proverbs 30:25–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)
25 The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk,
Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
25 The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; 26 the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff; 27 the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
25 Ants are not a strong species,
yet they store their food in summer.
26 Rock badgers are not a mighty species,
yet they make their home in the rocks.
27 Locusts have no king,
yet all of them divide into swarms by instinct.
Proverbs 30:25–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
25 the ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
27 locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in ranks;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
25 the ants are a people without strength,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 the badgers are a people without power,
yet they make their homes in the rocks;
27 the locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in rank;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
25 The ants are a people who are not strong,
yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 the badgers are a people who are not mighty,
yet they set their house on the rock;
27 there is no king for the locust,
yet it marches in rank;
Proverbs 30:25–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
25 The first are ants. They aren’t very strong.
But they store up their food in the summer.
26 The second are rock badgers. They aren’t very powerful.
But they make their home among the rocks.
27 The third are locusts. They don’t have a king.
But they all march forward in ranks.
Proverbs 30:25–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
25 The ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
26 The shephanim are not mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in ranks;