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Proverbs 30:1-33 (RSV)

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¹ The words of Agur son of Jakeh of Massa. The man says to Ith'i-el, to Ith'i-el and Ucal: ² Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. ³ I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. ⁴ Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know! ⁵ Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. ⁶ Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you, and you be found a liar. ⁷ Two things I ask of thee; deny them not to me before I die: ⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, ⁹ lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God. ¹⁰ Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. ¹¹ There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. ¹² There are those who are pure in their own eyes but are not cleansed of their filth. ¹³ There are those--how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift! ¹⁴ There are those whose teeth are swords, whose teeth are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among men. ¹⁵ The leech has two daughters; "Give, give," they cry. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough": ¹⁶ Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire which never says, "Enough." ¹⁷ The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures. ¹⁸ Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: ¹⁹ the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden. ²⁰ This is the way of an adulteress: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong." ²¹ Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: ²² a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; ²³ an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress. ²⁴ Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: ²⁵ the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; ²⁶ the badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the rocks; ²⁷ the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; ²⁸ the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces. ²⁹ Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride: ³⁰ the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any; ³¹ the strutting cock, the he-goat, and a king striding before his people. ³² If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. ³³ For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 5) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Every word of God is flawless and is a shield
(v. 6) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Every word of God is flawless and is a shield
(v. 8) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread
(v. 9) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread
(v. 9) Temptation - Often comes when having too little
(v. 9) Temptation - Often comes when having too much
(v. 33) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Stirring up anger produces strife

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Why does the Bible quote another book? Is this book inspired too? The Sayings of Agur

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 5) Old Testament - The Word (2011-03-29)
(v. 6) Old Testament - The Word (2011-03-29)
(v. 7) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 2) (2010-03-28)
(v. 8) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 2) (2010-03-28)
(v. 8) Just Enough (2015-02-20)
(v. 9) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 2) (2010-03-28)
(v. 9) Just Enough (2015-02-20)
(v. 12) Old Testament - Baptism (2011-04-05)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 5) Sermon: Disputable Matters (2006-05-05)
(v. 6) Sermon: Disputable Matters (2006-05-05)

Definition(s):
Agur (Ah-goor): stranger; gathered together
Jakeh (Ja-ke):