Proverbs 30:1-11

The Words of Agur

1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.^[a]The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.^[b]

2 Surely I am too ¹stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.

3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of ²the Holy One.

4 Who has ³ascended to heaven and come down? Who has ⁴gathered the wind in his fists? Who has ⁵wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all ⁶the ends of the earth? ⁷What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

5 ⁸Every word of God proves true; he is ⁹a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6 ¹⁰Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me ¹¹before I die:

8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is ¹²needful for me,

9 lest I be ¹³full and ¹⁴deny you and say, ¹⁵"Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal ¹⁶and profane the name of my God.

10 ¹⁷Do not slander a servant to his master, ¹⁸lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

11 There are those^[c] who ¹⁹curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

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Proverbs 30:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 17

This chapter begins with a prophecy of Elijah, that there should be want of rain for some years to come, and he is directed to go first to the brook Cherith, where he should be fed by ravens, 1Ki 17:1-7, and afterwards he is sent to a widow at Zarephath, where he, she, and her son, were supported for a considerable time with a handful of meal, and a little oil in a cruse miraculously increased, 1Ki 17:8-16, whose son falling sick and dying, he restored to life, 1Ki 17:17-24.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 19

1. See Psalms 49:10
2. Proverbs 9:10
3. John 3:13
4. [Isaiah 40:12]; See Job 38:4-11; Psalms 104:3-6
5. Job 26:8
6. Psalms 22:27
7. [Revelation 19:12]
8. Psalms 12:6; Psalms 18:30
9. See Psalms 3:3
10. Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; [Revelation 22:18]
11. Genesis 45:28
12. Job 23:12; Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3
13. Deuteronomy 8:12; Deuteronomy 31:20; Deuteronomy 32:15; Nehemiah 9:25; [ver. 22]
14. Joshua 24:27
15. Exodus 5:2
16. [Job 21:14, 15]; See Exodus 20:7
17. [Psalms 15:3; Psalms 101:5]
18. Ecclesiastes 7:21
19. Proverbs 20:20; [ver. 17]; See Exodus 21:17

Footnotes 3

[a]. Or Jakeh, the man of Massa
[b]. Revocalization; Hebrew The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal
[c]. Hebrew There is a generation; also verses 12, 13, 14

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