Verse 25
Proverbs 30:25
English Revised Version
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The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer;
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ֭/נְּמָלִים עַ֣ם לֹא עָ֑ז וַ/יָּכִ֖ינוּ בַ/קַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָֽ/ם
English Translation
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer.
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Chapter 30 Context
1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
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Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man:
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And I have not learned wisdom, neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
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Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath b...
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Every word of God (Elohim) is tried: he is a shield unto them that trust in him.
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Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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Two things have I asked of thee; deny me them not before I die:
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that i...
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Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use profa...
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Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
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There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes; and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
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There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor f...
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The horseleach hath two daughters, Crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfi...
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The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith...
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The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall...
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
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The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of...
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So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wi...
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For three things the earth doth tremble, and for four, which it cannot bear:
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For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
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25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer;
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The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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The lizard taketh hold with her hands, yet is she in kings’ palaces,
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There be three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
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The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.
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If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon...
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For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: s...
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