Proverbs 30:25
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
American King James Version (AKJV)
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
American Standard Version (ASV)
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
Webster's Revision
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
World English Bible
the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer;
Definitions for Proverbs 30:25
Barnes's Proverbs 30:25 Bible Commentary
See the marginal reference note. Note the word "people" applied here to ants, as to locusts in Joel 1:6. The marvel lies in their collective, and, as it were, organized action.