Proverbs-30

(New International Version)

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  • 1 Sayings of Agur The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail. 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
  • 2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.
  • 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
  • 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
  • 5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
  • 6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
  • 7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die:
  • 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
  • 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
  • 10 “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
  • 11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
  • 12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
  • 13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
  • 14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
  • 15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
  • 16 the grave and the barren womb; land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
  • 17 “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
  • 18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
  • 19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.
  • 20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
  • 21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
  • 22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
  • 23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
  • 24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
  • 25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
  • 26 hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
  • 27 locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
  • 28 a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
  • 29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
  • 30 a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;
  • 31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt. 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  • 32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!
  • 33 For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”
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