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 ascended up on high. He led [those] captive [from] captivity. |
(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 3:13-16 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 [snake] in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man 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.] |
Every Word of God is pure. He is a shield to [those, who] put their trust in Him. [Don’t] add to His Words, lest He [corrects] you & you [are] found [to be] a liar. [Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify to every man, [who] hears the Word 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 [portion] out of the Book of Life & out of the Holy City & from the things, which are written in this Book.] |
Two things I [requested] of 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 curse 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. 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 every one [who] exalts himself, shall be [humbled;] and he [who humbles] himself shall be exalted.] |
There is a generation O how [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 [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 & [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. |
The [leech] has 2 daughters, crying, Give, Give. There are 3 things that are never satisfied, [Yes,] 4 things [dont] 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 [is the ruler;] a fool when he is filled with [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 [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 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 & [twisting] the nose [produces] blood: so forcing [others] to [anger, produces quarrels.] |