Proverbs 30:25
The ants, a people, not strong,—yet prepare they, in summer, their food;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
In Context
24Four, things there are, the small of the earth,—yet, they, are wiser than the wise:
26The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house;
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:25-29
Four Things Little and Wise. 24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 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; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. I. Agur, having specified four things that seem great and yet are really contemptible, here specifies four… Read the whole commentary →