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    Proverbs 30

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    A lizard small enough to catch by hand turns up in the palaces of kings, where it has plainly found a way to prosper without a throne.

    Agur’s burdenvv. 1–10

    Agur son of Jakeh declares his burden to Ithiel in a mood of magnificent weariness: he is ignorant, without learned wisdom, and without knowledge of the Holy One. Then come questions vast enough to make a person look up from the page: who has gathered the wind, bound the waters, and established the ends of the earth—and what are the name of God and the name of His Son? Having reached the edge of what he knows, Agur asks for two modest mercies: truth instead of deceit, and neither poverty nor riches, but bread enough for his portion. The reason is briskly stated. Too much may make him ask, ‘Who is the LORD?’; too little may make him steal. Even a servant is not to be slandered to his master, since the curse may return carrying guilt.

    The leech, the lizard, and the rest of the cataloguevv. 11–33

    The observations now arrive in little processions. There is a generation that curses its parents, a generation clean in its own eyes but not in its filth, and a generation whose teeth are swords. The leech appears with two daughters, both called Give, ushering in Sheol, the barren womb, thirsty land, and fire—four things that never say enough. Eagles, snakes, ships, and a man with a maiden make up a quartet too wonderful for Agur to understand, while the adulteress eats, wipes her mouth, and declares herself innocent. The earth trembles beneath four unsettled arrangements: a servant made king, a fool filled with food, an unloved woman married, and a maidservant taking her mistress’s place. Then the small creatures offer their quiet lessons: ants store food, rock badgers build in rocks, locusts march without a king, and a hand-sized lizard appears in royal palaces. A lion, a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king surrounded by his army finish the parade. At the end, foolish self-exaltation and plotted evil are met with a hand over the mouth, since stirred anger produces strife as surely as churned milk produces butter.

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    1. Prov 30:1These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.

    2. Prov 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

    3. Prov 30:3I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

    4. Prov 30:4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

    5. Prov 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

    6. Prov 30:6Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

    7. Prov 30:7Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:

    8. Prov 30:8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

    9. Prov 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

    10. Prov 30:10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

    11. Prov 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

    12. Prov 30:12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.

    13. Prov 30:13There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

    14. Prov 30:14there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

    15. Prov 30:15The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

    16. Prov 30:16Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

    17. Prov 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

    18. Prov 30:18There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

    19. Prov 30:19the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

    20. Prov 30:20This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

    21. Prov 30:21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

    22. Prov 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

    23. Prov 30:23an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

    24. Prov 30:24Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

    25. Prov 30:25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

    26. Prov 30:26the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

    27. Prov 30:27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

    28. Prov 30:28and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

    29. Prov 30:29There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:

    30. Prov 30:30a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;

    31. Prov 30:31a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.

    32. Prov 30:32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

    33. Prov 30:33For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

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    • 5Psalms 18:30As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
    • 5Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
    • 5James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
    • 81 Timothy 6:6–8Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
    • 4John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
    • 5Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
    • 5Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
    • 6Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
    • 5Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
    • 6Deuteronomy 4:2You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
    • 5Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
    • 5Psalms 91:2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
    • 8Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
    • 6Revelation 22:18–19I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
    • 8Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
    • 9Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.

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