Proverbs 30:24

There are four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23what a woman who is hated does when she gets married, and what a female servant does when she becomes the boss instead of her mistress.

25Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer in order to have it during the winter.

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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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