Proverbs 30:1-16

Sayings of Agur

1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.[a]
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped 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? Surely you know!
5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 “Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

Cross References 25

  • 1. S Proverbs 22:17
  • 2. S Proverbs 9:10
  • 3. Deuteronomy 30:12; Psalms 24:1-2; S Proverbs 8:22-31; John 3:13; Ephesians 4:7-10
  • 4. Psalms 104:3; Isaiah 40:12
  • 5. Job 26:8; Job 38:8-9
  • 6. S Genesis 1:2
  • 7. Revelation 19:12
  • 8. S Psalms 12:6; S Psalms 18:30
  • 9. S Genesis 15:1; Psalms 84:11
  • 10. S Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Revelation 22:18
  • 11. Matthew 6:11
  • 12. Joshua 24:27; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 59:13
  • 13. Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 8:10-14; Hosea 13:6
  • 14. S Deuteronomy 8:12
  • 15. S Proverbs 20:20
  • 16. S Proverbs 16:2; Luke 18:11
  • 17. Jeremiah 2:23,35
  • 18. S 2 Samuel 22:28; S Job 41:34; Psalms 131:1; Proverbs 6:17
  • 19. S Job 4:11; Job 29:17; S Psalms 3:7
  • 20. Psalms 57:4
  • 21. S Job 24:9; Psalms 14:4
  • 22. Amos 8:4; Micah 2:2
  • 23. S Job 19:22
  • 24. Proverbs 27:20
  • 25. Proverbs 27:20; Isaiah 5:14; Isaiah 14:9,11; Habakkuk 2:5

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text "utterance to Ithiel, " / "to Ithiel and Ukal:"
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