Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 30:1-14

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.

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: ↩