Proverbs 30:24

“Four things are small on the earth, and they are wise, made very wise:”

Proverbs 30:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 30:24, word by word

Four thingsאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

Where else “arbaa” appears
smallקְטַנֵּיketane

small

What is small in size or counts for little.

Where else “ketane” appears
on the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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are wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim

wise

Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.

Where else “chachamim” appears
made very wiseמְחֻכָּמִיםmechukamim

be wise

Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.

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The context

23under a hated woman when she is married, and a maidservant when she becomes heir to her mistress.

24 · This verse (above)

25the ants, a people not strong, and they prepare their food in the summer;

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