New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 30:1-9

1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the pronouncement.

The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:2I am certainly more 1stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man;3Nor have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the 2knowledge of the Holy One.4Who has 3ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the 4wind in His fists? Who has 5wrapped the waters in 6His garment? Who has 7established all the ends of the earth? What is His 8name or His 9Son’s name? Surely you know!

5Every 10word of God is 11pure; He is a 12shield to those who take refuge in Him.6 13Do not add to His words Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

7Two things I have asked of You; Do not refuse me before I die:8Keep deception and 14lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the 15food that is my portion,9So that I will not be 16full and deny 17You and say, “Who is the Lord?” And that I will not become 18impoverished and steal, And 19profane the name of my God.

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Notes

1. Proverbs 30:2 Ps 49:10; 73:22; Prov 12:1 ↩
2. Proverbs 30:3 Prov 9:10 ↩
3. Proverbs 30:4 Ps 68:18; John 3:13; Eph 4:8 ↩
4. Proverbs 30:4 Ex 15:10; Ps 135:7 ↩
5. Proverbs 30:4 Job 26:8; 38:8, 9 ↩
6. Proverbs 30:4 Lit the ↩
7. Proverbs 30:4 Ps 24:2; Is 45:18 ↩
8. Proverbs 30:4 Rev 19:12 ↩
9. Proverbs 30:4 Or son’s ↩
10. Proverbs 30:5 Ps 12:6; 18:30 ↩
11. Proverbs 30:5 Lit refined ↩
12. Proverbs 30:5 Ps 3:3; 84:11; Prov 2:7 ↩
13. Proverbs 30:6 Deut 4:2; 12:32; Rev 22:18 ↩
14. Proverbs 30:8 Lit words of falsehood ↩
15. Proverbs 30:8 Job 23:12; Matt 6:11 ↩
16. Proverbs 30:9 Deut 8:12; 31:20; Neh 9:25; Hos 13:6 ↩
17. Proverbs 30:9 Josh 24:27; Job 31:28 ↩
18. Proverbs 30:9 Prov 6:30 ↩
19. Proverbs 30:9 Ex 20:7 ↩

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