Proverbs 30:8-18

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me only food sufficient for me,

9 lest I be full, and deny Thee, and say, "Who is the LORD?"" or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee and thou be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

13 There is a generation -- O how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up!

14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

15 The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, "Give, give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things that say not, "It is enough":

16 the grave, the barren womb, the earth that is not filled with water, and the fire that saith not, "It is enough."

17 The eye that mocketh at his father and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

Proverbs 30:8-18 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.