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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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Four things that are INSCRUTABLE....
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_too wonderful_ The wonder consists in these things leaving no trace
behind them. Two of the four are used as illustrations of the
transitoriness of a vicious life in Wis 5:10-11 (R.V.):
"As a ship p...
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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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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which
I know not:
THERE BE THREE (THINGS) ... YEA, FOUR WHICH I KNOW NOT: THE WAY OF AN
EAGLE IN THE AIR, THE WAY OF A SERPENT UPON A...
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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 did not know how these things move. They move smoothly in places
where it is difficult to move. And these things leave no trace as they
move. So Agur considered that they were great mysteries.
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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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TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME. — The wonder in Agur’s eyes seems to be that
none of the four leave any trace behind them. (Comp. Wis. 5:10 _sqq._)
For a spiritual interpretation of these and other passages in...
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שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה נִפְלְא֣וּ
מִמֶּ֑נִּי _וְ֝_†_אַרְבָּעָ֗ה_† לֹ֣א...
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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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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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THERE BE THREE [THINGS WHICH] ARE TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME,.... Which were
above his reach and comprehension; what he could not find out, nor
account for, nor sufficiently admire;
YEA, FOUR THINGS WHICH...
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There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
Ver. 18. _There be three things which are too wonderful._] The wisest
man that is cannot give a reason for all thin...
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_There be three things too wonderful for me_ The way whereof I cannot
trace; _the way of an eagle in the air_ Either, 1st, The manner of her
flight, which is exceedingly high, swift, and strong: or, r...
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, beyond the
explanation of an ordinary mind, YEA, FOUR WHICH I KNOW NOT, cannot
understand, which are incomprehensible:...
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DEDUCING TRUTHS FROM COMMON EXPERIENCE...
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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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The way whereof I cannot trace or find out....
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Proverbs 30:18 three H7969 wonderful H6381 (H8738) four H702
understand H3045 (H8804)
too - Job 42
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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 30:18 The EAGLE, the SERPENT, and the SHIP
leave no trail. The relationship of a MAN and a...
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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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Job 42:3; Psalms 139:6...
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Wonderful — The way whereof I cannot trace....