Proverbs 30:24-28 There be four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceeding wise:… I. EXAMPLES. 1. The ant (Ver. 25); tiny in frame, yet full of providence, making wise provision against the rainy day. 2. The hedgehog ("coney," ver. 26); though feeble, finds compensation in the strength of the dwelling it selects. 3. The locust (ver. 27); a creature, as an individual, easily crushed, yet gaining immense force by union with others. Joel (2) gives a splendid description of the raid of locusts under the figure of an invading army, with which the accounts of travellers in tropical lands may be closely compared. 4. The lizard (ver. 28); another tender and feeble creature, nevertheless penetrates human dwellings, and makes itself at home in the palaces of kings. II. LESSONS. The lower creatures show unconscious mind. What they do, apparently with blind mechanical impulse, is exemplary in many respects to us who have reason and will. The profoundest lessons may be derived from the lowliest things. Mr. Darwin's work on 'Worms' shows how the most despised of creatures, by the very law of its being, labours for others and blesses a world. It is folly to seek to explore the heights of wisdom until we are familiar with what it teaches us in the little and ¢he low. The "little flower in the crannied wall" contains in its life the secret and mystery of all existence. - J. Parallel Verses KJV: There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:WEB: "There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: |
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