Proverbs 30

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Proverbs 30

The Words of Agur

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1} The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the ^(a)oracle.The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

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Surely I am more ^(A)stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man.

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Neither have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I have the ^(B)knowledge of the Holy One.

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Who has ^(C)ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the ^(D)wind in His fists?
Who has ^(E)wrapped the waters in ^(b)His garment?
Who has ^(F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His ^(G)name or His son’s name?
Surely you know!

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Every ^(H)word of God is tested;
He is a ^(I)shield to those who take refuge in Him.

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^(J)Do not add to His words
Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.

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Two things I asked of You,
Do not refuse me before I die:

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Keep deception and ^(c)lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the ^(K)food that is my portion,

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That I not be ^(L)full and deny ^(M)You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be ^(N)in want and steal,
And ^(O)profane the name of my God.

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Do not slander a slave to his master,
Or he will ^(P)curse you and you will be found guilty.

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There is a ^(d)kind of man who ^(Q)curses his father
And does not bless his mother.

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There is a ^(e)kind who is ^(R)pure in his own eyes,
Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

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There is a ^(f)kind—oh how ^(S)lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

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There is a ^(g)kind of man whose ^(T)teeth are like swords
And his ^(U)jaw teeth like knives,
To ^(V)devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.

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The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:

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^(h)^(W)Sheol, and the ^(X)barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”

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The eye that ^(Y)mocks a father
And ⁽ⁱ⁾^(Z)scorns a mother,
The ^(AA)ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young ^(AB)eagles will eat it.

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There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand:

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The way of an ^(AC)eagle in the sky,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.

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This is the way of an ^(AD)adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wrong.”

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Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot bear up:

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Under a ^(AE)slave when he becomes king,
And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

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Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.

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Four things are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:

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The ^(AF)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;

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The ^(j)^(AG)shephanim are not mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;

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The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in ^(AH)ranks;

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The lizard you may grasp with the hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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There are three things which are stately in their march,
Even four which are stately when they walk:

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The lion which is ^(AI)mighty among beasts
And does not ^(k)^(AJ)retreat before any,

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The ^(l)strutting rooster, the male goat also,
And a king when his army is with him.

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If you have been foolish in exalting yourself
Or if you have plotted evil, ^(AK)put your hand on your mouth.

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For the ^(m)churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
So the ⁽ⁿ⁾churning of ^(AL)anger produces strife.

Footnotes:

a. Proverbs 30:1: ['Or ', burden]

b. Proverbs 30:4: ['Lit ', the]

c. Proverbs 30:8: ['Lit ', words of falsehood]

d. Proverbs 30:11: ['Or ', generation]

e. Proverbs 30:12: ['Or ', generation]

f. Proverbs 30:13: ['Or ', generation]

g. Proverbs 30:14: ['Or ', generation]

h. Proverbs 30:16: ['I.e. The nether world']

i. Proverbs 30:17: ['Lit ', despises to obey]

j. Proverbs 30:26: ['Small, shy, furry animals ', (Hyrax syriacus), ' found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV ', coney, ', orig NASB ', badgers]

k. Proverbs 30:30: ['Lit ', turn back]

l. Proverbs 30:31: ['Lit ', girt in the loins]

m. Proverbs 30:33: ['Lit ', pressing]

n. Proverbs 30:33: ['Lit ', pressing]

Cross references:

A. Proverbs 30:2: Psalm 49:10; Psalm 73:22; Proverbs 12:1

B. Proverbs 30:3: Proverbs 9:10

C. Proverbs 30:4: Psalm 68:18; John 3:13; Ephesians 4:8

D. Proverbs 30:4: Exodus 15:10; Psalm 135:7

E. Proverbs 30:4: Job 26:8; Job 38:8; Job 38:9

F. Proverbs 30:4: Psalm 24:2; Isaiah 45:18

G. Proverbs 30:4: Revelation 19:12

H. Proverbs 30:5: Psalm 12:6; Psalm 18:30

I. Proverbs 30:5: Psalm 3:3; Psalm 84:11; Proverbs 2:7

J. Proverbs 30:6: Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Revelation 22:18

K. Proverbs 30:8: Job 23:12; Matthew 6:11

L. Proverbs 30:9: Deuteronomy 8:12; Deuteronomy 31:20; Nehemiah 9:25; Hosea 13:6

M. Proverbs 30:9: Joshua 24:27; Job 31:28

N. Proverbs 30:9: Proverbs 6:30

O. Proverbs 30:9: Exodus 20:7

Q. Proverbs 30:11: Exodus 21:17; Proverbs 20:20

R. Proverbs 30:12: Proverbs 16:2; Isaiah 65:5; Luke 18:11; Titus 1:15; Titus 1:16

S. Proverbs 30:13: Proverbs 6:17; Isaiah 2:11; Isaiah 5:15

T. Proverbs 30:14: Psalm 57:4

U. Proverbs 30:14: Job 29:17

V. Proverbs 30:14: Psalm 14:4; Amos 8:4

W. Proverbs 30:16: Proverbs 27:20

X. Proverbs 30:16: Genesis 30:1

Y. Proverbs 30:17: Genesis 9:22

Z. Proverbs 30:17: Proverbs 15:20

AA. Proverbs 30:17: Deuteronomy 28:26

AB. Proverbs 30:17: Deuteronomy 28:26

AC. Proverbs 30:19: Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22

AD. Proverbs 30:20: Proverbs 5:6

AE. Proverbs 30:22: Proverbs 19:10

AF. Proverbs 30:25: Proverbs 6:6

AG. Proverbs 30:26: Leviticus 11:5; Psalm 104:18

AH. Proverbs 30:27: Joel 2:7

AI. Proverbs 30:30: Judges 14:18; 2 Samuel 1:23

AJ. Proverbs 30:30: Micah 5:8

AK. Proverbs 30:32: Job 21:5; Job 40:4; Micah 7:16

AL. Proverbs 30:33: Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 29:22