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Verse Proverbs 30:7. _TWO_ THINGS _HAVE I REQUIRED OF THEE_] These
_two petitions_ are mentioned in the next verse; and he wishes to have
them answered _before he should die_. That is, he wishes the a...
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TWO THINGS - The limitation of man’s desires follows naturally upon
his consciousness of the limits of his knowledge....
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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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DENY. Withhold....
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DISCOURSE: 824
AGUR’S WISH
Proverbs 30:7. _Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not
before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither
poverty nor riches; feed me with food...
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CHAPTER 30
TEXT Proverbs 30:1-10
1.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle.
The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2.
Surely I am more brutish than any man,
And have not the un...
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Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Two prayers, followed by single sentences, (Proverbs 30:10, etc.) One
prayer concerns the soul, the other the body.
DENY ME THEM...
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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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Agur had a special prayer. But it was a strange prayer.
Agur had a particular reason why he did not want to become rich. He
thought that he would forget God. But money does not cause people to
forget...
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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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TWO THINGS HAVE I REQUIRED OF THEE. — The commencement of a series
of numerical proverbs. (See above on Proverbs 6:16.)
BEFORE I DIE — i.e., while life lasts....
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שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵ אִתָּ֑ךְ
אַל ־תִּמְנַ֥ע...
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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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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...
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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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Two (e) [things] have I required of thee; deny [them] not to me before
I die:
(e) He makes this request to God....
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Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor
riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny...
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_THE PRAYER OF AGUR_
‘Two things have I required of Thee; deny me them not before I die:
remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor
riches; feed me with food convenient for me.’...
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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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TWO [THINGS] HAVE I REQUIRED OF THEE,.... Or, "have asked of thee a, O
God"; as may be supplied, for the words are addressed to him. The
following is a prayer made unto him, which contains the two req...
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_Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I
die:_
Ver. 7. _Two things have I required of thee._] Two special requests he
had among many, for our present condition is a conditio...
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_Two things have I required of thee_ I do most earnestly and
especially desire: _deny me them not_ Hebrew, אל תמנע ממני,
_withhold them not from me; before I die_ That is, while I live, as
being thing...
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GOD'S WORD AS THE SOURCE AND DISPENSER OF ALL WISDOM...
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Two things have I required of Thee, in an earnest prayer; deny me them
not before I die, the poet's entreaty being for a constant enjoyment
of these blessings during his whole life:...
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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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DENY ME THEM NOT:
_ Heb._ withhold not from me...
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HAVE I REQUIRED; I do earnestly and especially desire _Deny me them
not before I die_, Heb. WITHHOLD THEM NOT FROM ME BEFORE I DIE, i.e.
whilst I live, as things of great and continual necessity for t...
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Proverbs 30:7 Two H8147 request H7592 (H8804) Deprive H4513 (H8799)
die H4191 (H8799))
have -...
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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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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 30:1. AGUR. There have been many conjectures about this
person. Many consider that it is a figurative name, and some have
adopted the old Jewish tradition that it is an alleg...
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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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1 Kings 3:5; 2 Kings 2:9; Luke 10:42; Psalms 21:2; Psalms 27:4...