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Another enigma. The four things of Proverbs 30:16 agreed in the common
point of insatiableness; the four now mentioned agree in this, that
they leave no trace behind them.
Proverbs 30:19
THE WAY OF A...
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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...
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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...
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WAY. MANNER, OR CONDUCT. Compare Psalms 119:9.
NO WICKEDNESS. nothing: or, as we say, "no harm". Hebrew. _'aven._...
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SUCH IS THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN— The wise man adds, that this
also is another of the things which he cannot understand. As
_idolatry_ is frequently expressed in Scripture by adultery, some
comm...
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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...
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Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her
mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN ... EATETH, AND WIPETH HER MOUTH, AND SAITH, I
HAVE DONE NO WICKE...
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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;...
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This woman is an animal, in whom conscience has never been developed.
21-23. Four intolerable things....
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Agur heard what this woman said. But Agur knew what she had done. She
thought that it did not matter. But God also knew and he will punish
this woman.
People often act as if their evil deeds are inno...
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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 ...
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SUCH IS THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN. — As there is no proof of
her guilt, she flatly denies it....
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כֵּ֤ן ׀ דֶּ֥רֶךְ אִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת
אָ֭כְלָה וּ...
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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...
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LESSONS FROM COMMON THINGS
Proverbs 30:18-33
We have four more quatrains.
1. There are the four wonders that baffle Agur's understanding. How
superficial is our knowledge! How does the eagle mount t...
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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...
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Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and (k) wipeth
her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
(k) She has her desires, and later counterfeits as though she were an
honest woma...
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The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three
things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is
enough: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not fi...
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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...
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SUCH [IS] THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN,.... It is equally unknown as
the way of a man with a maid; it is difficult to detect her, she takes
so much care and caution, and uses so many artful methods...
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_Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her
mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness._
Ver. 20. _So is the way of an adulterous woman._] The strumpet, when
she hath eaten...
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Pro. 30:19, 20. The way of a man with a maid, and the way of an
adulterous woman, are here distinct instances. In the criminal
intercourse of a man with a maid, the maid was liable to a discovery
by s...
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_Such_ So secret and undiscernible; _is the way of an adulterous
woman_ Of one that secretly lives in the sin of adultery. As “artful
men insinuate themselves into the affections of young women, and
s...
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DEDUCING TRUTHS FROM COMMON EXPERIENCE...
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Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who eagerly makes use of such
concealment; SHE EATETH, enjoying the sinful act, and WIPETH HER
MOUTH, boldly professing innocence, AND SAITH, I HAVE DONE NO
WIC...
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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...
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SUCH, so secret and undiscernible, IS THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN;
of her who, though she be called and accounted a _maid_ yet in truth
is an adulteress: not a common strumpet, for of such the foll...
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Proverbs 30:20 way H1870 adulterous H5003 (H8764) woman H802 eats H398
(H8804) wipes H4229 (H8804) mouth...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 30:18_
DEPTHS OF WICKEDNESS
I. THERE ARE DEEDS OF INIQUITY WHICH LEAVE NO OUTWARD IMMEDIATE TRACE.
The path which the eagle opens by her wings when she so...
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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 ...
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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...
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Numbers 5:11; Proverbs 7:13...
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Such is — So secret and undiscernible. Eateth — The bread of
deceit in secret....