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Proverbs 30

New American Standard Bible 2020

The Words of Agur

1The wordsH1697 of AgurH94 the sonH1121 of JakehH3348, the pronouncementH4853.

The manH1397 declaresH5002 to IthielH384, to IthielH384 and UcalH401:2I am certainlyH3588 moreH4480 1stupidH1198 thanH4480 anyH376 manH376, And I do not have the understandingH998 of a manH120;3NorH3808 have I learnedH3925 wisdomH2451, NorH3808 do I haveH3045 the 2knowledgeH1847 of the HolyH6918 OneH6918.4WhoH4310 has 3ascendedH5927 into heavenH8064 and descendedH3381? WhoH4310 has gatheredH622 the 4windH7307 in His fistsH2651? WhoH4310 has 5wrappedH6887 the watersH4325 in 6His garmentH8071? WhoH4310 has 7establishedH6965 allH3605 the endsH657 of the earthH776? WhatH4100 is His 8nameH8034 or His 9Son’sH1121 nameH8034? SurelyH3588 you knowH3045!

5EveryH3605 10wordH565 of GodH433 is 11pureH6884; He is a 12shieldH4043 to those who takeH2620 refugeH2620 in Him.613Do not addH3254 to His wordsH1697 OrH6435 He will rebukeH3198 you, and you will be provedH3576 aH3576 liarH3576.

7TwoH8147 thingsH8147 I have askedH7592 of You; Do not refuseH4513 me beforeH2962 I dieH4191:8KeepH7368 deceptionH7723 and 14liesH3577 farH7368 from me, GiveH5414 me neitherH408 povertyH7389 norH408 richesH6239; FeedH2963 me with the 15foodH3899 that is my portionH2706,9SoH6435 thatH6435 I will notH6435 beH7646 16fullH7646 and denyH3584 17You and sayH559, “WhoH4310 is the LordH3068?” And thatH6435 I will notH6435 becomeH3423 18impoverishedH3423 and stealH1589, And 19profaneH8610 the nameH8034 of my GodH430.

10Do not slanderH3960 a slaveH5650 to his masterH113, OrH6435 he will 20curseH7043 you and you will be foundH816 guiltyH816.

11There is a 21kindH1755 of person who 22cursesH7043 his fatherH1 And does not blessH1288 his motherH517.12There is a 23kindH1755 who is 24pureH2889 in his own eyesH5869, Yet is not washedH7364 from his filthinessH6675.13There is a 25kindH1755--oh howH4100 26loftyH7311 areH7311 his eyesH5869! And his eyelidsH6079 are raisedH5375 in arrogance.14There is a 27kindH1755 of person whose 28teethH8127 are like swordsH2719 And his 29jawH4973 teethH4973 like knivesH3979, To 30devourH398 the poorH6041 from the earthH776 And the needyH34 from among mankindH120.

15The leechH5936 has twoH8147 daughtersH1323: “GiveH3051” and “GiveH3051.” ThereH1992 are threeH7969 thingsH7969 that will not beH7646 satisfiedH7646, FourH702 that will not sayH559, “EnoughH1952”:163132SheolH7585, the 33infertileH6115 wombH7358, EarthH776 that isH7646 neverH3808 satisfiedH7646 with waterH4325, And fireH784 that neverH3808 saysH559, “EnoughH1952.”17The eyeH5869 that 34mocksH3932 a fatherH1 And 3536scornsH936H3349 a motherH517, The 37ravensH6158 of the valleyH5158 will pickH5365 it outH5365, And the youngH1121 38eaglesH5404 will eatH398 it.

18ThereH1992 are threeH7969 thingsH7969 which areH6381 tooH4480 wonderfulH6381 for me, FourH702 which I do not understandH3045:19The wayH1870 of the 39eagleH5404 in the skyH8064, The wayH1870 of a snakeH5175 on a rockH6697, The wayH1870 of a shipH591 in the middleH3820 of the seaH3220, And the wayH1870 of a manH1397 with a 40virginH5959.20ThisH3651 is the wayH1870 of an 41adulterousH5003 womanH802: She eatsH398 and wipesH4229 her mouthH6310, And saysH559, “I have doneH6466 noH3808 wrongH205.”

21UnderH8478 threeH7969 thingsH7969 the earthH776 quakesH7264, And underH8478 fourH702, it cannotH3201H3808 endureH5375:22UnderH8478 a 42slaveH5650 whenH3588 he becomesH4427 kingH4427, And a foolH5036 whenH3588 he isH7646 satisfiedH7646 with foodH3899,23UnderH8478 an unlovedH8130 woman whenH3588 she getsH1166 aH1166 husbandH1166, And a femaleH8198 servantH8198 whenH3588 she dispossessesH3423 her mistressH1404.

24FourH702 thingsH702 are smallH6996 on the earthH776, But they are exceedinglyH2449 wiseH2450:25The 43antsH5244 are not a strongH5794 peopleH5971, But they prepareH3559 their foodH3899 in the summerH7019;26The 44rockH8227 hyraxesH8227 are not a mightyH6099 peopleH5971, Yet they makeH7760 their housesH1004 in the rocksH5553;27The locustsH697 haveH369 noH369 kingH4428, Yet allH3605 of them goH3318 outH3318 inH2686 45ranksH2686;28The lizardH8079 you may graspH8610 with the handsH3027, Yet it is in kings’H4428 palacesH1964.

29ThereH1992 are threeH7969 thingsH7969 which are statelyH3190 in their marchH6806, Even fourH702 which are statelyH3190 when they walkH1980:30The lionH3918, which is 46mightyH1368 among animalsH929 And does not 4748retreatH7725 from anythingH3605,31The 49struttingH2223H4975 roosterH2223 orH176 the maleH8495 goatH8495, And a kingH4428 when his armyH510 is with him.

32IfH518 you have beenH5034 foolishH5034 in exaltingH5375 yourself, Or ifH518 you have plottedH2161 evil, 50put your handH3027 on your mouthH6310.33For the 51churningH4330 of milkH2461 producesH3318 butterH2529, And pressingH4330 the noseH639 producesH3318 bloodH1818; So the 52churningH4330 of 53angerH639 producesH3318 strifeH7379.

Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 30:2 Ps 49:10; 73:22; Prov 12:1 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 30:3 Prov 9:10 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 30:4 Ps 68:18; John 3:13; Eph 4:8 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 30:4 Ex 15:10; Ps 135:7 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 30:4 Job 26:8; 38:8, 9 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 30:4 Lit the ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 30:4 Ps 24:2; Is 45:18 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 30:4 Rev 19:12 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 30:4 Or son’s ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 30:5 Ps 12:6; 18:30 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 30:5 Lit refined ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 30:5 Ps 3:3; 84:11; Prov 2:7 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 30:6 Deut 4:2; 12:32; Rev 22:18 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 30:8 Lit words of falsehood ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 30:8 Job 23:12; Matt 6:11 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 30:9 Deut 8:12; 31:20; Neh 9:25; Hos 13:6 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 30:9 Josh 24:27; Job 31:28 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 30:9 Prov 6:30 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 30:9 Ex 20:7 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 30:10 Eccl 7:21 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 30:11 Or generation ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 30:11 Ex 21:17; Prov 20:20 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 30:12 Or generation ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 30:12 Prov 16:2; Is 65:5; Luke 18:11; Titus 1:15, 16 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 30:13 Or generation ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 30:13 Prov 6:17; Is 2:11; 5:15 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 30:14 Or generation ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 30:14 Ps 57:4 ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 30:14 Job 29:17 ↩
  30. 30. Proverbs 30:14 Ps 14:4; Amos 8:4 ↩
  31. 31. Proverbs 30:16 I.e., The netherworld ↩
  32. 32. Proverbs 30:16 Prov 27:20 ↩
  33. 33. Proverbs 30:16 Gen 30:1 ↩
  34. 34. Proverbs 30:17 Gen 9:22 ↩
  35. 35. Proverbs 30:17 Lit despises to obey ↩
  36. 36. Proverbs 30:17 Prov 15:20 ↩
  37. 37. Proverbs 30:17 Deut 28:26 ↩
  38. 38. Proverbs 30:17 Deut 28:26 ↩
  39. 39. Proverbs 30:19 Deut 28:49; Jer 48:40; 49:22 ↩
  40. 40. Proverbs 30:19 Lit young unmarried woman ↩
  41. 41. Proverbs 30:20 Prov 5:6 ↩
  42. 42. Proverbs 30:22 Prov 19:10; Eccl 10:7 ↩
  43. 43. Proverbs 30:25 Prov 6:6 ↩
  44. 44. Proverbs 30:26 Lev 11:5; Ps 104:18 ↩
  45. 45. Proverbs 30:27 Joel 2:7 ↩
  46. 46. Proverbs 30:30 Judg 14:18; 2 Sam 1:23 ↩
  47. 47. Proverbs 30:30 Lit turn back ↩
  48. 48. Proverbs 30:30 Mic 5:8 ↩
  49. 49. Proverbs 30:31 Lit girt in the loins ↩
  50. 50. Proverbs 30:32 Job 21:5; 40:4; Mic 7:16 ↩
  51. 51. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing ↩
  52. 52. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing ↩
  53. 53. Proverbs 30:33 Prov 10:12; 29:22 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 30

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