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Proverbs 30

Agur confesses his limited understanding, exalts God's tested words, asks neither poverty nor riches, condemns an arrogant generation, and uses numbered sayings drawn from animals, relationships, and human conduct.

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Agur confesses his limited understanding, exalts God's tested words, asks neither poverty nor riches, condemns an arrogant generation, and uses numbered sayings drawn from animals, relationships, and human conduct.

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Verses 1–6Agur confesses human limitation and exalts the pure, sufficient word of GodVerses 7–9Agur asks for truthfulness and enough provision to avoid both poverty and prideVerses 10–14Warnings about slander and a proud, cruel generationVerses 15–17Things that are never satisfied and the judgment of contempt for parentsVerses 18–23Four things too wonderful and four unbearable reversalsVerses 24–28Four small creatures display remarkable wisdomVerses 29–33Four things move with dignity, followed by warnings against self-exaltation and strife
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1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the…2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have…3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the…4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath…5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield…6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee,…7Two things have I required of thee; deny me them…8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither…9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who…10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse…11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth…12There is a generation that are pure in their own…13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes!…14There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and…15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are…16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is…17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to…18There be three things which are too wonderful for me,…19The way of an eagle in the air; the way…20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth,…21For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four…22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when…23For an odious woman when she is married; and an…24There be four things which are little upon the earth,…25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare…26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they…27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all…28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in…29There be three things which go well, yea, four are…30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not…31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against…32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or…33Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the…