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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The ants <i>are</i> a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The ants <i>are</i> a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The ants are not a strong folk, But they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The ants are not a strong people, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ants, who seem to be feeble, but store up food all summer long; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ants aren't a strong species, yet they prepare their food in the summer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The ants [are] a people not strong, "" And they prepare their food in summer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The ants a people not strong, and they will prepare their bread in the summer;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />the ants, an infirm people who provide food for themselves at the harvest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ants—a species not strong, yet they store up their food in the summer; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the ants are a people without strength, yet they provide their food in the summer;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The ants which have no strength, yet they provide their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Ants that have no power in them and from the harvest they prepare their bread,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the ants which are weak, and <i>yet</i> prepare <i>their</i> food in summer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/30-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=6347" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm">The Words of Agur</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise: <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5244.htm" title="5244: han·nə·mā·lîm (Art:: N-fp) -- An ant. Feminine from namal; an ant.">The ants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">are creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">of little</a> <a href="/hebrew/5794.htm" title="5794: ‘āz (Adj-ms) -- Strong, mighty, fierce. From azaz; strong, vehement, harsh.">strength,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: way·yā·ḵî·nū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">yet they store up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">their food</a> <a href="/hebrew/7019.htm" title="7019: ḇaq·qa·yiṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- To awake. From quwts; harvest, whether the product or the season.">in the summer;</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a></span><br />Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. / Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, / it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-5.htm">Proverbs 10:5</a></span><br />He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-4.htm">Proverbs 13:4</a></span><br />The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Proverbs 20:4</a></span><br />The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-34.htm">Genesis 41:34-36</a></span><br />Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. / Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities. / This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47-49</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully. / During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it. / So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4-5</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-17.htm">Exodus 16:17-18</a></span><br />So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. / When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Exodus 16:21</a></span><br />Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26</a></span><br />For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-1.htm">Luke 16:1-9</a></span><br />Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. / So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’ / The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-2.htm">1 Corinthians 16:2</a></span><br />On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a></b></br> Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-24.htm">Little</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-22.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-26.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm">Store</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-10.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">Summer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Little</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-15.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-19.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Store</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-3.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Summer</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-1.htm">Agur's confession of his faith</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-7.htm">The two points of his prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm">The meanest are not to be wronged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm">Four wicked generations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm">Four things insatiable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-24.htm">four things exceeding wise</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-29.htm">Four things stately</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Wrath is to be prevented</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The ants are creatures of little strength</b><br>Ants are small insects, often overlooked due to their size, yet they are mentioned in the Bible as examples of wisdom and diligence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, ants were observed for their industrious nature. Despite their small size, they accomplish significant tasks, which serves as a metaphor for the power of collective effort and foresight. This phrase highlights the theme of humility and the idea that strength is not always measured by physical power but by wisdom and perseverance.<p><b>yet they store up their food in the summer;</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the ants' ability to plan and prepare for the future. In the agrarian society of biblical times, storing food was crucial for survival, especially during the harsh winter months when resources were scarce. The ants' behavior is a model of prudence and foresight, encouraging believers to be wise stewards of their resources. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a>, which also commends the ant's diligence. The ants' preparation can be seen as a type of spiritual readiness, urging believers to be prepared for future challenges and to trust in God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ants.htm">Ants</a></b><br>Small insects known for their industrious nature and ability to work collectively. In this proverb, they symbolize wisdom and foresight despite their lack of physical strength.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/summer.htm">Summer</a></b><br>The season when ants gather and store food. It represents a time of preparation and opportunity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/agur.htm">Agur</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm">Proverbs 30</a>, who shares observations about the natural world to impart wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_preparation.htm">Wisdom in Preparation</a></b><br>Just as ants prepare for the future by storing food, we should wisely plan and prepare for our spiritual and physical needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_in_unity.htm">Strength in Unity</a></b><br>Although ants are individually weak, their strength lies in their collective effort. Similarly, Christians are called to work together in unity for the Kingdom of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seizing_opportunities.htm">Seizing Opportunities</a></b><br>The ants' activity during summer teaches us to recognize and seize opportunities for growth and provision when they arise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diligence_and_hard_work.htm">Diligence and Hard Work</a></b><br>The industrious nature of ants serves as a model for diligence and hard work in our daily lives, encouraging us to be proactive rather than reactive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>While we prepare and work diligently, we must also trust in God's timing and provision, knowing that He cares for His creation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_violate_the_sabbath_law.htm">Why not learn diligence from the ant's example?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_life_advice_does_proverbs_give.htm">What wisdom and guidance does Proverbs offer for life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_alcohol.htm">Are you diligent or slothful in your work?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_human_dignity_in_the_bible.htm">How can we wisely manage our resources and finances?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The ants are a people not strong.</span> The ant is proposed as an example to the sluggard (<a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6</a>, etc.). He calls the ants a people, <span class="accented">am</span>, because they live in a community, and have authorities which they obey, and their actions are regulated by certain definite laws. So Joel (<a href="/joel/1-6.htm">Joel 1:6</a>) calls the locusts a nation, and Homer ('Iliad,' 2:87) speaks of <span class="greek">ἔθνεα μελισσάων</span> <span class="greek">ἀδινάων</span>, "the tribes of thronging bees." <span class="cmt_word">Yet they prepare their meat in the summer.</span> In countries where ants hybernate the object of this commended foresight is mistaken; but the statement, as that in <a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a>, is in accordance with the popular belief of the day, and serves well to point the moral intended. We know certainly that in Europe these insects fill their nests with heterogeneous articles - grain, seeds, husks, etc., not as stores to be consumed in the winter, but for warmth and comfort's sake. Scripture is not intended to teach science; it speaks of such matters phenomenally, with no attempt at a precision which would not have been understood or appreciated by contemporaries. But in the present case more careful observation has confirmed the correctness of the asset. tions in our proverbs. In countries where, ants do not hybernate, they do make granaries for themselves in the summer, and use these supplies as food in the winter months (see note on Proverbs 6:8). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/30-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">the ants</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֭נְּמָלִים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·mā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5244.htm">Strong's 5244: </a> </span><span class="str2">An ant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a strong</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֑ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5794.htm">Strong's 5794: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, vehement, harsh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">species,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet they store up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּכִ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḵî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their food</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחְמָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the summer;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַקַּ֣יִץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaq·qa·yiṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7019.htm">Strong's 7019: </a> </span><span class="str2">To awake</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/30-25.htm">Proverbs 30:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/30-25.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 30:25 The ants are not a strong people (Prov. 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