Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; New Living Translation Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful, but they make their homes among the rocks. English Standard Version the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; Berean Standard Bible the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks; King James Bible The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; New King James Version The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags; New American Standard Bible The rock hyraxes are not a mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; NASB 1995 The shephanim are not mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; NASB 1977 The badgers are not mighty folk, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; Legacy Standard Bible The shephanim are not a mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the cliff; Amplified Bible The shephanim are not a mighty folk, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; Christian Standard Bible hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; Holman Christian Standard Bible hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; American Standard Version The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks; Contemporary English Version badgers, who seem to be weak, but live among the rocks; English Revised Version The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; GOD'S WORD® Translation Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks. Good News Translation Rock badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks. International Standard Version The rock badgers aren't a strong species either, yet they build their dens in the rocks. Majority Standard Bible the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks; NET Bible rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags; New Heart English Bible The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks. Webster's Bible Translation The conies are but a feeble people, yet they make their houses in the rocks; World English Bible The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionhyraxes [are] a people not strong, "" And they place their house in a rock, Young's Literal Translation Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house, Smith's Literal Translation The rabbits a people not strong, and they will set their house in the rock; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock: Catholic Public Domain Version the rabbit, a sickened people who make their bed upon the rock. New American Bible Badgers—a species not mighty, yet they make their home in the crags; New Revised Standard Version the badgers are a people without power, yet they make their homes in the rocks; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe conies who lack strength, and yet they make their houses in the rocks; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the rabbits that are lacking in power and make themselves houses in the rocks, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the crags; Brenton Septuagint Translation the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Words of Agur…25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; 26the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks; 27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;… Cross References Proverbs 6:6-8 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. Proverbs 24:30-34 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. / Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. / I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: ... Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Job 12:7-10 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ... Psalm 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. Luke 16:8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light. 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Psalm 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. Jeremiah 8:7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD. Matthew 6:26 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? Luke 12:24 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! Isaiah 55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. 1 Kings 4:33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. Job 39:1-4 “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? / Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? / They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. ... Treasury of Scripture The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; Leviticus 11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. Psalm 104:18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. Jump to Previous Badgers Cliff Coneys Conies Crags Creatures Feeble Folk Home Homes House Houses Little Mighty Power Rock Rock-Badgers Rocks Shephanim StrongJump to Next Badgers Cliff Coneys Conies Crags Creatures Feeble Folk Home Homes House Houses Little Mighty Power Rock Rock-Badgers Rocks Shephanim StrongProverbs 30 1. Agur's confession of his faith7. The two points of his prayer 10. The meanest are not to be wronged 11. Four wicked generations 15. Four things insatiable 24. four things exceeding wise 29. Four things stately 32. Wrath is to be prevented the rock badgers The term "rock badgers" refers to the hyrax, a small, herbivorous mammal found in Africa and the Middle East. In Hebrew, the word is "שָׁפָן" (shafan). Despite their small size and seemingly insignificant presence, rock badgers are noted for their wisdom in choosing secure habitats. This choice reflects a spiritual lesson about finding refuge in God, who is our rock and fortress. The rock badger's instinct to dwell in the safety of the rocks symbolizes the believer's need to seek protection and strength in the Lord. are creatures of little power yet they make their home in the rocks Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew the coniesשְׁ֭פַנִּים (p̄an·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8227: A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax are not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a mighty עָצ֑וּם (‘ā·ṣūm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6099: Powerful, numerous species, עַ֣ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock yet they make וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set their homes בֵּיתָֽם׃ (bê·ṯām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house in the rocks; בַסֶּ֣לַע (ḇas·se·la‘) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5553: A craggy rock Links Proverbs 30:26 NIVProverbs 30:26 NLT Proverbs 30:26 ESV Proverbs 30:26 NASB Proverbs 30:26 KJV Proverbs 30:26 BibleApps.com Proverbs 30:26 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 30:26 Chinese Bible Proverbs 30:26 French Bible Proverbs 30:26 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk (Prov. 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