As the teacher had uttered what he most desired, so now he tells what he most abhorred; and in true-harmony with the teaching of the Ten Commandments places in the foremost rank those who rise against the Fifth.
Verse Proverbs 30:11. THERE IS _A GENERATION_] There are _such persons_ in the world. In this and the three following verses the wise man points out _four grand evils_ that prevailed in his time. The...
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....
_generation_ i.e. a _class_, or _company_, as the word is used in Psalms 14:5; Psalms 24:6....
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 CURSETH THEIR FATHER, AND DOTH NOT BLESS THEIR MOTHER._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
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;...
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 ...
These people do not respect their parents. See Deuteronomy 5:16 and Deuteronomy 27:16....
THERE IS A GENERATION... — The words _“_there is” are not in the Hebrew, so it is left in doubt what is the predicate of these four evil “generations,” whether Agur means by them to describe the men o...
דֹּ֭ור אָבִ֣יו יְקַלֵּ֑ל וְ אֶת ־אִ֝מֹּ֗ו לֹ֣
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] CURSETH THEIR FATHER,.... A sort of men that neither fear God nor regard men; and are so inhuman as to be without natural affections to their parents; have no reverence...
Proverbs 30:11 [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. Ver. 11. _There is a generation that curseth their father._] An evil and an adulterous generation,...
_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, a detestable class of people, THAT CURSETH THEIR FATHER AND DOTH NOT BLESS THEIR MOTHER, thus becoming guilty of one of the most atrocious forms of ungodliness....
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...
A GENERATION; a sort of men, abominable both to God and men; which is implied concerning these and the following kinds of sinners, PROVERBS 30:12. THEIR FATHER, and mother too, as it follows; ungratef...
Proverbs 30:11 generation H1755 curses H7043 (H8762) father H1 bless H1288 (H8762) mother H517 a generation -...
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 Peter 2:9; 1 Timothy 5:4; 1 Timothy 5:8; Deuteronomy 21:20;...
A generation — A sort of men....