Proverbs 30:24
What does Proverbs 30:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 30:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
KJV
King James Version · 1611There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Four <FI>are<Fi> little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 12:7
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
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