Proverbs 30:24

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

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

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23A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.

25The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;

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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:19-24

Four Things Little and Wise. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled… Read the whole commentary →

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