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Proverbs 30:24-28 NWT . . .There are four things that are the smallest of the earth, but they are instinctively wise: 25 the ants are a people not strong, and yet in the summer they prepare their food; 26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty, and yet upon a crag is where they put their house; 27 the locusts have no king, and yet they go forth all of them divided into groups; 28 the gecko lizard takes hold with its own hands and it is in the grand palace of a king.
Proverbs 30:24-28 Douay-Rheims . . .There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise. (25) The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest: (26) The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock: (27) The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands: (28) The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings' houses. The stellio. . .A kind of house lizard marked with spots like stars, from whence it has its name.
Proverbs 30:24-28 KJV . . .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 [lizard] taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30:24-28 MKJV . . .Four things are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: (25) the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer; (26) the rock-badgers are not a mighty people, yet they make their houses in the rock; (27) the locusts have no king, yet they go forth by bands, all of them; (28) you can take the lizard with the hands, yet it is in king's palaces.
Proverbs 30:24-28 ESV . . .Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: (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; (28) the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30:24-28 LITV . . .Four things are little on the earth, but they are the wise ones of those made wise: (25) The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in summer; (26) rock badgers are not a powerful people, yet they make their houses in the rock; (27) the locusts have no king, yet they go out in a swarm, all of them; (28) the lizard you can take with the hands, yet it is in king's palaces.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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