Proverbs 30
30
The Words of Agur
1The words of #30:1 The identity of Agur, author of this chapter, is uncertain.Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle:
The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal:
2Surely #30:2 This may be viewed as either a sarcastic response to an unknown critic, or simply the sincere reflections of a humble man.I am more brutish and stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].
3I have not learned [skillful and godly] wisdom,
Nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One [who is the source of wisdom].
4Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name?
Certainly you know! [John 3:13; Rev 19:12]
5¶Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];
He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him. [Ps 18:30; 84:11; 115:9-11]
6Do not add to His words,
Or He will reprove you, and you will be found a liar.
7¶Two things I have asked of You;
Do not deny them to me before I die:
8Keep deception and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
9So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I will not be poor and steal,
And so profane the name of my God. [Deut 8:12, 14, 17; Neh 9:25, 26; Job 31:24; Hos 13:6]
10¶Do not slander or malign a servant before his master [stay out of another’s personal life],
Or he will curse you [for your interference], and you will be found guilty.
11¶There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father
And does not bless its mother.
12There is a generation (class of people) that is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13There is a generation (class of people)—oh, how lofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids are raised in arrogance.
14There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords
And whose jaw teeth are like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
15¶The leech has two daughters,
“Give, give!”
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four that do not say, “It is enough”:
16 # 30:16 Hades, the nether world, the place of the dead. Sheol, and the barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “It is enough.”
17The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young vultures will devour it. [Lev 20:9; Prov 20:20; 23:22]
18¶There are three things which are too astounding and unexpectedly wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand:
19The way of an eagle in the air,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.
20This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
21¶Under three things the earth is disquieted and quakes,
And under four it cannot bear up:
22Under a servant when he reigns,
Under a [spiritually blind] fool when he is filled with food,
23Under an unloved woman when she gets married,
And under a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.
24¶There are four things that are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
25The ants are not a strong people,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer; [Prov 6:6]
26The #30:26 Small, shy, furry animals, (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and in the region around the Dead Sea; KJV coney, orig NASB badgers.shephanim are not a mighty folk,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks; [Ps 104:18]
27The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in groups;
28You may grasp the lizard with your hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.
29¶There are three things which are stately in step,
Even four which are stately in their stride:
30The lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn back before any;
31The #30:31 Lit girt in the loins. The meaning of the Hebrew is unclear. Other translations propose greyhound.strutting rooster, the male goat also,
And the king when his army is with him.
32¶If you have foolishly exalted yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth. [Job 21:5; 40:4]
33Surely the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood;
So the churning of anger produces strife.
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Proverbs 30
30
1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle.
The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2Surely I am more brutish than any man,
And have not the understanding of a man;
3And I have not learned wisdom,
Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?
Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?
Who hath bound the waters in his garment?
Who hath established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?
5Every word of God is tried:
He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
6Add thou not unto his words,
Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7Two things have I asked of thee;
Deny me them not before I die:
8Remove far from me falsehood and lies;
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?
Or lest I be poor, and steal,
And use profanely the name of my God.
10Slander not a servant unto his master,
Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
11There is a generation that curse their father,
And bless not their mother.
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,
And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids are lifted up.
14There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives,
To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Yea, four that say not, Enough:
16Sheol; and the barren womb;
The earth that is not satisfied with water;
And the fire that saith not, Enough.
17The eye that mocketh at his father,
And despiseth to obey his mother,
The ravens of the valley shall pick it out,
And the young eagles shall eat it.
18There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Yea, four which I know not:
19The 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 maiden.
20So is the way of an adulterous woman;
She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,
And saith, I have done no wickedness.
21For three things the earth doth tremble,
And for four, which it cannot bear:
22For a servant when he is king;
And a fool when he is filled with food;
23For an odious woman when she is married;
And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24There are four things which are little upon the earth,
But they are exceeding wise:
25The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they provide their food in the summer;
26The conies are but a feeble folk,
Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27The locusts have no king,
Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28The lizard taketh hold with her hands,
Yet is she in kings’ palaces.
29There are three things which are stately in their march,
Yea, four which are stately in going:
30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,
And turneth not away for any;
31The greyhound; the he-goat also;
And the king against whom there is no rising up.
32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,
Or if thou hast thought evil,
Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,
And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;
So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
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