Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 30

1These are the wordsH1697 of AgurH94 sonH1121 of JakehH3348—the burdenH4853 that this manH1397 declaredH5002 to IthielH384:

“I am weary, O GodH384,and worn outH401.12SurelyH3588 IH595 am the most ignorantH1198 of menH376,and I lackH3808 the understandingH998 of a manH120.3I have notH3808 learnedH3925 wisdomH2451,and I have no knowledgeH1847 H3045 of the Holy OneH6918.4WhoH4310 has ascendedH5927 to heavenH8064 and come downH3381?WhoH4310 has gatheredH622 the windH7307 in His handsH2651?WhoH4310 has bound upH6887 the watersH4325 in His cloakH8071?WhoH4310 has establishedH6965 allH3605 the endsH657 of the earthH776?WhatH4100 is His nameH8034, and whatH4100 is the nameH8034 of His SonH1121—surelyH3588 you knowH3045!5EveryH3605 wordH565 of GodH433 is flawlessH6884;HeH1931 is a shieldH4043 to those who take refugeH2620 in Him.6Do notH408 addH3254 toH5921 His wordsH1697,lestH6435 He rebukeH3198 you and prove you a liarH3576.

7TwoH8147 things I askH7592 H854 of YouH4480—do notH408 refuse meH4513 beforeH2962 I dieH4191:8Keep falsehoodH7723 and deceitfulH3577 wordsH1697 farH7368 from meH4480.GiveH5414 me neitherH408 povertyH7389 nor richesH6239;feed meH2963 with the breadH3899 that is my portionH2706.9OtherwiseH6435, I may have too muchH7646and deny YouH3584, sayingH559, ‘WhoH4310 is the LORDH3068?’OrH6435 I may become poorH3423 and stealH1589,profaningH8610 the nameH8034 of my GodH430.

10Do notH408 slanderH3960 a servantH5650 toH413 his masterH113,orH6435 he will curse youH7043, and you will bear the guiltH816.

11There is a generationH1755 of those who curseH7043 their fathersH1and do notH3808 blessH1288 their mothersH517.12There is a generationH1755 of those who are pureH2889 in their own eyesH5869and yet unwashedH3808 H7364 of their filthH6675.13There is a generationH1755—howH4100 haughtyH7311 are their eyesH5869and pretentiousH5375 are their glancesH6079—14there is a generationH1755 whose teethH8127 are swordsH2719and whose jawsH4973 are knivesH3979,devouringH398 the oppressedH6041 from the earthH776and the needyH34 from among menH120.

15The leechH5936 has twoH8147 daughtersH1323:GiveH3051 and GiveH3051.

ThereH2007 are threeH7969 things that are neverH3808 satisfiedH7646, fourH702 that neverH3808 sayH559, ‘EnoughH1952!’:

16SheolH7585, the barrenH6115 wombH7356, landH776 neverH3808 satisfiedH7646 with waterH4325, and fireH784 that neverH3808 saysH559, ‘EnoughH1952!’

17As for the eyeH5869 that mocksH3932 a fatherH1and scornsH936 obedienceH3349 to a motherH517,may the ravensH6158 of the valleyH5158 pluck it outH5365and youngH1121 vulturesH5404 devour itH398.

18ThereH1992 are threeH7969 things too wonderfulH6381 for meH4480, fourH702 that I cannotH3808 understandH3045:

19the wayH1870 of an eagleH5404 in the skyH8064, the wayH1870 of a snakeH5175 onH5921 a rockH6697, the wayH1870 of a shipH591 at seaH3820 H3220, and the wayH1870 of a manH1397 with a maidenH5959.

20ThisH3651 is the wayH1870 of an adulteressH802 H5003:She eatsH398 and wipesH4229 her mouthH6310and saysH559, ‘I have doneH6466 nothingH3808 wrongH205.’

21UnderH8478 three thingsH7969 the earthH776 tremblesH7264, underH8478 fourH702 it cannotH3808 H3201 bear upH5375:

22 a servantH5650 whoH3588 becomes kingH4427, a foolH5036 whoH3588 is filledH7646 with foodH3899, 23 an unloved womanH8130 whoH3588 marriesH1166, and a maidservantH8198 whoH3588 supplantsH3423 her mistressH1404.

24FourH702 things on earthH776 H1992 are smallH6996, yet theyH1992 are exceedinglyH2449 wiseH2450:

25The antsH5244 are creaturesH5971 of littleH3808 strengthH5794, yet they store upH3559 their foodH3899 in the summerH7019; 26the rock badgersH8227 2 are creaturesH5971 of littleH3808 powerH6099, yet they makeH7760 their homesH1004 in the rocksH5553; 27the locustsH697 have noH369 kingH4428, yet they allH3605 advanceH3318 in formationH2686; 28and the lizardH8079 can be caughtH8610 in one’s handsH3027, yet itH1931 is found in the palacesH1964 of kingsH4428.

29ThereH1992 are three thingsH7969 that are statelyH3190 in their strideH6806, and four thatH702 are impressiveH3190 in their walkH1980:

30a lionH3918, mightyH1368 among beastsH929, refusingH3808 to retreatH7725 beforeH6440 anythingH3605; 31a strutting roosterH2223 H4975 H176; a he-goatH8495; and a kingH4428 with his armyH510 around himH5973.3

32IfH518 you have foolishlyH5034 exalted yourselfH5375or ifH518 you have plotted evilH2161,put your handH3027 over your mouthH6310.33ForH3588 as the churningH4330 of milkH2461 yieldsH3318 butterH2529,and the twistingH4330 of the noseH639 drawsH3318 bloodH1818,so the stirringH4330 of angerH639 brings forthH3318 strifeH7379.”

Notes

1. Proverbs 30:1 Or declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, but I can prevail. (revocalizations); Hebrew declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal: ↩
2. Proverbs 30:26 Or the coneys or the hyraxes ↩
3. Proverbs 30:31 Or a king against whom there is no rising up ↩