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Proverbs 30:24 Meaning

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

Context Explained

22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

24There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Key Themes

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Related Cross References

  • Matthew 10:29

    Jesus teaches about God's care for even the smallest creatures, paralleling the wisdom of small things.

  • Luke 12:6

    Both verses emphasize the value of small creatures in God's creation.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:27

    God chooses the foolish and weak things of the world to confound the wise, similar to the wisdom of small creatures.

Source: Proverbs 30:24