Proverbs 30:1-33 Agur’s Words of Prophecy

Agur’s Words of Prophecy

Proverbs 30:1-33                                      Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

[These are] the words, & even the prophecy of Agur, [Jakeh’s] son. [This] man even [spoke] to Ithiel, & Ucal. Surely, I am more brutish, [& ignorant] than any man, & haven’t the understanding of a man. [Psalm 73:22 I was so foolish, & ignorant. I was [like an animal] before You.]

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the Holy. Who [has] ascended up into heaven, or descended? [Ephesians 4:7-10 But to everyone of us is given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ. *[For this reason,] He [said,] When He ascended up on high, He led [those] captive [from] captivity, & gave gifts to men.

(Now that He ascended, what is it, but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? *He, [Who] descended is the same also [Who] ascended up far above all heavens, that He might [fulfill] all things.)]

Who [has] gathered the wind in His fists? Who [has tied up] the waters [like] in a garment? Who [has] established all the ends of the earth? What is His Name, & what is His Son’s Name, if you [can] tell [me?]

[John 3:13-17 And no man [has] ascended up to heaven, but He, [Who] came down from heaven, even the Son of Man, [Who] is in heaven. And [like] Moses lifted up the serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] in the wilderness, even so the Son of Man must be lifted up: [so] that [whoever believes] in Him should not perish, but have Eternal Life.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, [so] that [whoever believes] in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.]

Every Word of God is pure. He is a shield to [those, who] put their trust in Him. [Don’t] you add to His Words, lest He [reprimands] you, & you [are] found [to be] a liar. [Revelation 22:18-20 For I testify to every man, [who hears] the Words of the prophecy of this Book. If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this Book.

And if any man shall take away from the Words of the Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part, [a.k.a. portion,] out of the Book of Life, & out of the Holy City, & from the things which are written in this Book. He, [Who testifies] these things [says,] Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus.]

Two things I [requested from] you; [don’t deprive] me [of] them before I die. Remove vanity, [a.k.a. conceit,] & lies far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food, convenient for me, lest I [become] full, & deny You, & say, Who is the Lord? Or lest I [become] poor, & steal, & take the Name of my God in vain.

[Don’t] accuse a servant to his master, lest he [curses] you, & [you’re] found guilty. There is a generation that [curses] their father, & [doesn’t] bless their mother. There is a generation that [is] pure in their own eyes, [but aren’t] yet washed from their filthiness.

[Luke 18:12-14 I fast twice in the week, & I give tithes, [a.k.a. 10% donations,] of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, wouldn't lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but [struck his chest,] saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone [who exalts] himself, shall be [humbled;] and he [who humbles] himself shall be exalted.]

There is a generation, O how lofty, [a.k.a. arrogant,] their eyes are! Their eyelids are lifted up. [Isaiah 2:11-12 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, & the [arrogance] of men shall be bowed down, [a.k.a. brought low,] & the Lord Alone shall be exalted [on] that day. For the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon everyone [who] is proud & lofty, [a.k.a. conceited,] & upon everyone who is lifted up, & he shall be [humbled.]

There is a generation, whose teeth are [like] swords, & the teeth [of] their jaw [are like] knives, to devour the poor from off [of] the earth, & the needy from among men. [Psalm 14:2-4 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any, [who understood, & sought] God. They [have] all gone [astray,] & they [have] all together become filthy, [a.k.a. corrupt.] There [are] none, [who do] good. No, not one. Have all the workers of [sinfulness] no knowledge? Who eat up My people [like] they eat bread, & [don't] call upon the Lord.]

The [leech] has 2 daughters, crying, Give, Give. There are 3 things that are never satisfied, [Yes,] 4 things [don't] say, [It’s] enough: The grave, the [childless] womb, the [ground] that isn't filled with water, & the fire that [doesn’t] say, [It’s] enough.

The [child's] eye that [mocks] his father, & [refuses] to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall [pluck] it out, & the young eagles shall eat it. There [are] 3 things [that] are too wonderful for me. [Yes,] 4 that I [don’t] know.

The [path] of an eagle in the air; the [path] of a [snake] upon a rock; the [path] of a ship in the midst of the sea; & the [path] of a man with a [maiden.] [This] is the [path] of an adulterous woman. She [eats, & wipes] her mouth, & [says,] I [haven’t] done [anything wicked.]

For 3 things, the earth is [upset,] & for 4 things [that] it cannot bear: For a servant when he [rules;] & a fool when he is filled with meat, [a.k.a. food;] for [an unfaithful] woman when she is married, & [a] handmaid, [who] is [the] heir to her mistress.

There are 4 things [that] are little on the earth, but are [exceedingly] wise: The ants are a people, [a.k.a. a colony, that aren't] strong, yet they prepare their [food] in the summer.

[Proverbs 6:6-9 Go to the ant, you [lazy person,] & consider her ways, & be wise. Which having no guide, [supervisor,] or ruler, [provides] her meat, [a.k.a. food,] in the summer, & [gathers] her food in the harvest. How long [will] you sleep, O [lazy person?] When [will] you arise out of your sleep?]

The [rock badgers] are [a] feeble [bunch,] yet they make their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet they all go [out] in [groups,] & the spider [takes] hold with her hands, & is in king’s palaces.

There [are] 3 things [that] go, [a.k.a. move,] well, [yes,] 4 are [regal in their movement:] A lion [that] is strongest among beasts, & [doesn’t turn] away [from] any; a greyhound; a [male] goat, & also a king, against whom there is no [uprising.]

If you [have] done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you [have] thought evil, [then] lay your hand upon your mouth. Surely the churning of milk [produces] butter, & wringing, [a.k.a. twisting,] the nose [produces] blood: so forcing [others] to [anger, produces quarrels.]