Proverbs 30:24
Strong's Lexicon
Four
אַרְבָּ֣עָה (’ar·bā·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 702: 1) four

things on earth
אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

are small,
קְטַנֵּי־ (qə·ṭan·nê-)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6996: 1) young, small, insignificant, unimportant 1a) small 1b) insignificant 1c) young 1d) unimportant

yet they
הֵ֭ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

are exceedingly
מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃ (mə·ḥuk·kā·mîm)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2449: 1) to be wise 1a) (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely 1b) (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct 1c) (Pual) to be made wise 1d) (Hiphil) to make wise 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom

wise:
חֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2450: 1) wise, wise (man) 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Young's Literal Translation
Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise :

New American Standard Bible
Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

King James Bible
There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

New Living Translation
There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:

English Standard Version
Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

New American Standard Bible
Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

King James Bible
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

International Standard Version
Four things on earth are small, but they are very, very wise:

NET Bible
There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

American Standard Version
There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

English Revised Version
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Young's Literal Translation
Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
















Cross References
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Proverbs 30:23
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 30:22
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Proverbs 30:21
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

Proverbs 30:26
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Proverbs 30:27
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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