Proverbs 30:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Four thingsאַרְבָּ֣עָה
(ar·ba·'ah)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
are smallקְטַנֵּי־
(ke·tan·nei-)
6996a: small, young, unimportantfrom qaton
on the earth,אָ֑רֶץ
(a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
But they are exceedinglyמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃
(me·chuk·ka·mim.)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
wise:חֲכָמִ֥ים
(cha·cha·mim)
2450: wisefrom chakam


















KJV Lexicon
There be four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
things which are little
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
but they are exceeding
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
Parallel Verses
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:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Four things are small in the Earth, and they are wiser than the wise:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Four things on earth are small, yet they are very wise:

King James 2000 Bible
There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
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