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Themes in Proverbs 30
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Themes in Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30:1

The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.

The man’s oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

Proverbs 30:2

I am more stupid than any other man,
and I lack man’s ability to understand.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 30:3

I have not gained wisdom,
and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 30:4

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in His hands?
Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name,
and what is the name of His Son—
if you know?

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Proverbs 30:6

Don’t add to His words,
or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

Proverbs 30:7

Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 30:8

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:10

Don’t slander a servant to his master
or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.

Proverbs 30:12

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.

Proverbs 30:13

There is a generation—how haughty its eyes
and pretentious its looks.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.

Proverbs 30:15

The leech has two daughters: “Give, Give!”
Three things are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!”:

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol; a childless womb;
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

Proverbs 30:17

As for the eye that ridicules a father
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.

Proverbs 30:18

Three things are beyond me;
four I can’t understand:

Proverbs 30:19

the 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 young woman.

Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

Proverbs 30:21

The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:

Proverbs 30:22

a servant when he becomes king,
a fool when he is stuffed with food,

Proverbs 30:23

an unloved woman when she marries,
and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.

Proverbs 30:24

Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:

Proverbs 30:25

the ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;

Proverbs 30:26

hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

Proverbs 30:27

locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in ranks;

Proverbs 30:28

a lizard can be caught in your hands,
yet it lives in kings’ palaces.

Proverbs 30:29

Three things are stately in their stride,
even four are stately in their walk:

Proverbs 30:30

a lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and doesn’t retreat before anything,

Proverbs 30:31

a strutting rooster, a goat,
and a king at the head of his army.

Proverbs 30:32

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.
No Themes for this verse.

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.
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