Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 30:17
The ravens of the valley shall pick it out — i.e., the rebellious son shall die of a “grievous death” (Jeremiah 16:4). The propensity of ravens to attack the eyes is well known.
The ravens of the valley shall pick it out — i.e., the rebellious son shall die of a “grievous death” (Jeremiah 16:4). The propensity of ravens to attack the eyes is well known.
Verse Proverbs 30:17. _THE EYE_ THAT _MOCKETH AT_ HIS _FATHER_] This seems to be spoken against those who _curse their father_, and _do not bless_ _their mother_, Proverbs 30:11. _THE RAVENS OF 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...
DESPISETH TO OBEY. despiseth obedience to. THE RAVENS, &C. These birds of prey always begin with the eyes of. carcase....
_the valley_ Or, _brook_. It is implied that his corpse will lie unburied and exposed. Maurer and others quote here, in illustration of the fact that birds of prey attack principally the eyes, Catull...
_PROVERBS 30:17_. D_ESPISETH TO OBEY HIS MOTHER_— _Despiseth the old age of his mother._ "They who are guilty of such enormous ingratitude to their parents, shall come to an infamous end, and their de...
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...
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. THE EYE (THAT) MOCKETH AT (HIS) FATHER, AND DESP...
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;...
The unburied corpse will be devoured by ravens of the wadi and by vultures (RM): EAGLES do not eat corpses. 18, 19. Four mysterious things: cp. Wis 5:10, Wis 5:11....
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 ...
See also verse 11. Agur again warns that we must respect our parents. The behaviour of a son who insults his parents is terrible. Agur describes a terrible fate for that son. The son did not respect h...
עַ֤יִן ׀ תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְ אָב֮ וְ תָב֪וּז לִֽ
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...
The eye [that] mocketh at [its] father, and despiseth to obey [its] mother, the ravens (i) of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (i) Which hunt in the valley for carrion...
_Labour. Septuagint, &c., "old age." Hebrew, "the obedience or admonition." Those who curse their parents, were sentenced to death, Leviticus xx. 6._...
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...
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...
THE EYE [THAT] MOCKETH AT [HIS] FATHER,.... At his advice, admonitions, and instructions; looks upon him with scorn and disdain, and treats him as a weak, silly, old man: here Agur returns to the firs...
_The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it._ Ver. 17. _The eye that mocketh at his fath...
_The eye that mocketh at his father_ He that scorneth or derideth his parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks out into opprobrious words and actions; _the ravens...
The eye that mocketh at his father, pride and contempt being shown especially in the eye, AND DESPISETH TO OBEY HIS MOTHER, in deliberate waywardness and disobedient scorn, THE RAVENS OF THE VALLEY SH...
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...
THE VALLEY: Or, the brook...
THE EYE THAT MOCKETH AT HIS FATHER; he that scorneth or derideth his parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks out into opprobrious words and actions. THE RAVENS O...
Proverbs 30:17 eye H5869 mocks H3932 (H8799) father H1 scorns H936 (H8799) obedience H3349 mother H517 ravens...
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....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:17 This is actually a curse. Agur obviously regards respect for parents as supremely important (see v. Proverbs 30:11)....
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 Samuel 17:44; 2 Samuel 18:10; 2 Samuel 18:14; 2 Samuel 18:9;...
The eye — He that scorneth or derideth his parents, tho' it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks out into opprobrious words and actions....