Proverbs 30:1 The words1697 of Agur94 the son1121 of Jakeh,3348even the prophecy:4853 the man1397 spake5002 unto Ithiel,384 even unto Ithiel384 and Ucal,4012 Surely I am more brutish1198 than any man,376 and have not the understanding998 of a man.1203 I neither learned3925 wisdom,2451 nor have3045{Heb. know} the knowledge1847 of the holy.69184 Who hath ascended up5927 into heaven,8064 or descended?3381 who hath gathered622 the wind7307 in his fists?2651 who hath bound6887 the waters4325 in a garment?8071 who hath established6965 all the ends657 of the earth?776 what is his name,8034 and what is his son's1121 name,8034 if thou canst tell?3045
Proverbs 30:5 Every word565 of God433is pure:6884{Heb. purified} he is a shield4043 unto them that put their trust2620 in him.
6 Add3254 thou not unto his words,1697 lest he reprove3198 thee, and thou be found a liar.3576
Proverbs 30:7 Two8147things have I required7592 of thee; deny4513 me them not{Heb. withhold not from me} before I die:41918 Remove far7368 from me vanity7723 and lies:16973577 give5414 me neither poverty7389 nor riches;6239 feed2963 me with food3899 convenient2706 for me:{Heb. of my allowance}9 Lest I be full,7646 and deny3584thee,{Heb. belie thee} and say,559 Who is the LORD?3068 or lest I be poor,3423 and steal,1589 and take8610 the name8034 of my God430invain.
Proverbs 30:10 Accuse3960 not{Heb. hurt not with thy tongue} a servant5650 unto his master,113 lest he curse7043 thee, and thou be found guilty.816
Proverbs 30:11Thereis a generation1755that curseth7043 their father,1 and doth not bless1288 their mother.51712Thereis a generation1755thatare pure2889 in their own eyes,5869 and yet is not washed7364 from their filthiness.667513Thereis a generation,1755 O how lofty7311 are their eyes!5869 and their eyelids6079 are lifted up.537514Thereis a generation,1755 whose teeth8127areas swords,2719 and their jaw teeth4973as knives,3979 to devour398 the poor6041 from off the earth,776 and the needy34 from among men.120
Proverbs 30:15 The horseleach5936 hath two8147 daughters,1323crying, Give,3051 give.3051 There are three7969thingsthat are never satisfied,7646yea, four702things say559 not, Itis enough:1952{Heb. wealth}16 The grave;7585 and the barren6115 womb;7356 the earth776that is not filled7646 with water;4325 and the fire784that saith559 not, Itis enough.1952
Proverbs 30:17 The eye5869that mocketh3932 at his father,1 and despiseth936 to obey3349his mother,517 the ravens6158 of the valley5158{Or, the brook} shall pick it out,5365 and the young1121 eagles5404 shall eat398 it.
Proverbs 30:18 There be three7969thingswhich are too wonderful6381 for me, yea, four702 which I know3045 not:
19 The way1870 of an eagle5404 in the air;8064 the way1870 of a serpent5175 upon a rock;6697 the way1870 of a ship591 in the midst3820{Heb. heart} of the sea;3220 and the way1870 of a man1397 with a maid.5959
Proverbs 30:20 Such is the way1870 of an adulterous5003 woman;802 she eateth,398 and wipeth4229 her mouth,6310 and saith,559 I have done6466 no wickedness.205
Proverbs 30:21 For three7969things the earth776 is disquieted,7264 and for four702which it cannot3201 bear:537522 For a servant5650 when he reigneth;4427 and a fool5036 when he is filled7646 with meat;389923 For an odious8130woman when she is married;1166 and an handmaid8198 that is heir3423 to her mistress.1404
Proverbs 30:24 There be four702thingswhichare little6996 upon the earth,776 but they are exceeding2449 wise:2450{Heb. wise made wise}25 The ants5244are a people5971 not strong,5794 yet they prepare3559 their meat3899 in the summer;701926 The conies8227arebut a feeble6099 folk,5971 yet make7760 they their houses1004 in the rocks;555327 The locusts697 have no king,4428 yet go they forth3318 all of them by bands;2686{Heb. gathered together}28 The spider8079 taketh hold8610 with her hands,3027 and is in kings'4428 palaces.1964
Proverbs 30:29 There be three7969things which go6806 well,3190 yea, four702 are comely2895 in going:321230 A lion3918whichis strongest1368 among beasts,929 and turneth not away7725 for6440 any;
31 A greyhound;49752223{Or, horse. Heb. girt in the loins} an he goat8495 also;176 and a king,4428 against whom thereis no rising up.510
Proverbs 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly5034 in lifting up5375 thyself, or if thou hast thought evil,2161lay thine hand3027 upon thy mouth.631033 Surely the churning4330 of milk2461 bringeth forth3318 butter,2529 and the wringing4330 of the nose639 bringeth forth3318 blood:1818 so the forcing4330 of wrath639 bringeth forth3318 strife.7379