King James Version

Proverbs 30:24

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

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אַרְבָּ֣עָהarbaahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.הֵ֭םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.קְטַנֵּיqetaneleastקָטָןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “least”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְ֝הֵ֗מָּהvehemahand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.חֲכָמִ֥יםchakhamimwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).מְחֻכָּמִֽיםmechukamimbe wiseחָכַםverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “be wise”, a verb used as a describing wordH2449to be wise (in mind, word or act)[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

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American Standard Version (1901)

There are 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:

World English Bible

“There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

Darby Translation

There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:

Douay-Rheims

There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)