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Text -- Proverbs 30:1-12 (NET)

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The Words of Agur
30:1 The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal: 30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding; 30:3 I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One. 30:4 Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name?– if you know! 30:5 Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him. 30:6 Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar. 30:7 Two things I ask from you; do not refuse me before I die: 30:8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread, 30:9 lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God. 30:10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty. 30:11 There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. 30:12 There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Agur son of Jakeh of the Arabian tribe of Massa (OS)
 · Ithiel son of Jeshaiah of Benjamin,a man who was perhaps Agur's student (NIVfn)
 · Jakeh father of Agur, the wise man who wrote Proverbs 30
 · Massa son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a tribe of people in Arabia (OS)
 · Ucal perhaps Agur's student to whom Proverbs 30 was written (NIVfn)


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Agur | MASSA | Ucal | Blasphemy | Ithiel | GOD, 2 | Jakeh | Poverty | Humility | God | Greed | Riches | DENY | Word of God | Ignorance | Jesus, The Christ | Vanity | Washing | Land, Land Masses | Speaking | more
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NET Notes: Pro 30:1 There have been numerous attempts to reinterpret the first two verses of the chapter. The Greek version translated the names “Ithiel” and ...

NET Notes: Pro 30:2 Heb “the understanding of a man,” with “man” used attributively here.

NET Notes: Pro 30:3 The epithet “the Holy One” is the adjective “holy” put in the masculine plural (as in 9:10). This will harmonize with the plur...

NET Notes: Pro 30:4 The reference to “son” in this passage has prompted many suggestions down through the years: It was identified as Israel in the Jewish Mid...

NET Notes: Pro 30:5 The line uses two more figures of speech to declare that God can be trusted for security and salvation. “Shield” is a simple metaphor R...

NET Notes: Pro 30:6 The form of the verb is a Niphal perfect tense with a vav consecutive from the root כָּזַב (kazav, “to lie&#...

NET Notes: Pro 30:7 Assuming that the contents of vv. 7-9 are a prayer, several English versions have supplied a vocative phrase: “O Lord” (NIV); “O God...

NET Notes: Pro 30:8 Agur requested an honest life (not deceitful) and a balanced life (not self-sufficient). The second request about his provision is clarified in v. 9.

NET Notes: Pro 30:9 The Hebrew verb literally means “to take hold of; to seize”; this produces the idea of doing violence to the reputation of God.

NET Notes: Pro 30:10 If what was said were true, then there would be no culpability. But the implication here is that it was slander. And the effect of that will be a curs...

NET Notes: Pro 30:11 The first observation is that there is a segment in society that lacks respect for parents. This uses the antonyms “curse” and [not] ̶...

NET Notes: Pro 30:12 Filthiness often refers to physical uncleanness, but here it refers to moral defilement. Zech 3:3-4 uses it metaphorically as well for the sin of the ...

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