24There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
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But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-28)I. Agur, having specified four things that seem great and yet are really contemptible, here specifies four things that are little and yet are very admirable, great in miniature, in which, as bishop Patrick observes, he teaches us several good lessons; as, 1. Not to admire bodily bulk, or beauty, or strength, nor to value persons or think the better of them for such advantages, but to judge of men…
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