Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Proverbs 30:12
Who not only pretend to others, but conceit within themselves, that they are truly religious persons, when they live in the course of wickedness.
Who not only pretend to others, but conceit within themselves, that they are truly religious persons, when they live in the course of wickedness.
Verse Proverbs 30:12. The _second_, Those who were _self-righteous_, supposing themselves _pure_, and were _not so_....
The Pharisee temper (compare the marginal reference)....
VI. THE WORDS OF AGUR THE SON OF JAKEH CHAPTER 30 Some hold that Agur is another name for Solomon. This opinion is also upheld by the Talmud, which speaks of six names which belonged to the King: Sol...
PROVERBS 30. THE SAYINGS OF AGUR. It is uncertain whether the title embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1, or Proverbs 30:1 only. Proverbs 30:1. The title is extremely obscure, and has been much...
Four _generations_, or classes of men that are DETESTABLE....
DISCOURSE: 825 THE SELF-DECEIVER EXPOSED Proverbs 30:12. _There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness_. MEN of themselves are very backward to f...
THERE IS A GENERATION, &C.— These verses seem to contain cautions against keeping company with certain persons; 1. Those who are ungrateful to their parents; 2 dissembling hypocrites, Proverbs 30:12...
TEXT Proverbs 30:11-20 11. There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother. 12. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their...
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. (THERE IS) A GENERATION ... PURE IN THEIR OWN EYES, AND (YET) IS NOT WASHED FROM THEIR FILTHINESS -...
THE WORDS OF AGUR The simplest way of treating the title is to read as follows: 'The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, of Massa.' Then we may proceed, with RM, 'The man saith, I have wearied myself, O God;...
Everyone has done evil things. We all must ask God to forgive us. See Romans 3:9-12....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 30 THE PUZZLES OF AGUR AND LEMUEL (PROVERBS 30:1 TO PROVERBS 31:9) These passages are by Agur ...
דֹּ֭ור טָהֹ֣ור בְּ עֵינָ֑יו וּ֝ מִ צֹּאָתֹ֗ו
CHAPTER 31 THE WORDS OF AGUR THE rendering of the first verse of this chapter is very uncertain. Without attempting to discuss the many conjectural emendations, we must briefly indicate the view whic...
THE ADVICE OF A SHREWD OBSERVER Proverbs 30:1-17 This chapter contains a collection of sayings of one person, Agur, of whom we know nothing further. It is supposed that he lived after the return from...
This and the following chapter constitute an appendix to the Book of Proverbs. It is impossible to say who Agur was. In this selection from his writings we have an introduction, in which he a r m s th...
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. There is a generation that are pur...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
[THERE IS] A GENERATION [THAT ARE] PURE IN THEIR OWN EYES,.... Not in the eyes of God, who sees the heart, and all the impurities of it, as well as of life and conversation; nor in the eyes of others,...
Proverbs 30:12 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness. Ver. 12. _There is a generation that are pure, &c._] As the ancient Puritans,...
_There is a generation_ A sort of men, abominable both to God and men, which is implied concerning these and the following kind of sinners, mentioned in these verses; _that curseth their father_ And m...
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, proud in their own estimate of self, puffed up in their own conceit, AND YET IS NOT WASHED FROM THEIR FILTHINESS, they are blind against their ow...
GOD'S WORD AS THE SOURCE AND DISPENSER OF ALL WISDOM...
In THE FIVE Chapter S now completed are proverbs of Solomon copied out by Hezekiah's servants. The last two Chapter s show a distinct change in character, both being called "prophecies," and written b...
Proverbs 30:12 generation H1755 pure H2889 eyes H5869 washed H7364 (H8795) filthiness H6675 that are -...
CONTENTS: The words of Agur. CHARACTERS: God, Agur, Ithiel, Ucal. CONCLUSION: God's Word is sure and pure, and venturing our souls upon it, we shall find it a shield against temptations, a safe prot...
Proverbs 30:1. _The words of Agur._ The style of this book seems to be much older than that of Solomon. Its simplicity very well agrees with the times of the patriarchs, or when the judges presided. H...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:1 The Sayings of Agur. The identity of Agur, son of Jakeh, is unknown. One claim is that the word translated ORACLE actually should be the proper name “Massa,” so that v....
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:15. HORSELEECH, or “_vampire_, an imaginary spectre or ghost, supposed to suck the blood of children.” _(Stuart.)_ PROVERBS 30:15. On these verses, Dr. Aiken, the America...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 30:1 PART VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is the source of wisdom ...
This is the end of the proverbs that were gathered by Hezekiah's men. Now in the thirtieth chapter we have, The words of Agur (Proverbs 30:1) Whoever he is. He tells us who he is, but it really does...
1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 1:8; 1 Samuel 15:13; 1 S
Not washed — Who imagine they are truly religious, when they live in a course of wickedness....