E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:24
little upon the earth = earth's little ones. exceeding wise. Hebrew "wise, made wise". Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 . The Septuagint and Vulg, render "wiser than the wise". read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:25
a people. So are those "made wise" (2 Timothy 3:15 ) who are God's People (Psalms 100:3 ). not strong = very weak. Figure of speech Tapeinosis. So Romans 5:6 (compare Isaiah 40:29 ; Isaiah 45:24 .Job 12:13; Job 12:13 ). prepare = will prepare. Hebrews 10:5 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:26
conies. About the size of a rabbit. Inhabit clefts in the rocks; because, having soft feet, they cannot burrow as a rabbit can. So God's people abide in Christ, their Rock. houses . . . rocks = house . . . rock. Hebrew singular. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:27
no king. So we have no visible king, yet when "made wise" we see Him Who is invisible (John 14:19 . Compare 1 Peter 1:8 ). by bands = gathered together. So will God's People. Septuagint renders it by keleusmatos = at one word of command. Same word as the assembling shout in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 . Compare 1 Corinthians 15:23 , "in his own order" or rank. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:28
with her hands. So we, by the hand of faith, shall be found in the palace of the King of kings. kings' palaces = king's palace. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:32
foolishly = stupidly. Hebrew. nabal. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . Same word as in Proverbs 30:22 . thought evil = meditated [with evil intent]. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 30:1
IV. THE LAST TWO CHAPTERS"These final two chapters are remarkably different from the rest of the book."[1] This chapter is composed of six paragraphs which in Proverbs 30:1 seem to be ascribed to Agur, about whom we have no information. The final chapter is ascribed to Lemuel king of Masa; but nothing is known either of Lemuel, or of any country known as Masa. Some Jewish and Christian expositors have identified Agur with Solomon; but to this writer it appears to be impossible that David was... read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 30:5
AN EXHORTATION TO TRUST GOD"Every Word of God is tried:He is a shield to them that take refuge in him.Add thou not unto his words,Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.""All of the revelation of God is free from error. As originally given, the Bible was free of any error. The alleged mistakes, errors, etc. in ancient manuscripts are insignificant. They do not affect even one percent of the text";[11] and they are of no more consequence than a flyspeck on the Washington Monument!"Add... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 30:7
A PRAYER"Two things have I asked of thee;Deny me them not before I die:Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with the food that is needful for me:Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And use profanely the name of my God."The two requests are (1) that he may be kept free of falsehood and lies, and (2) that he may be spared the temptations of being either rich or poor. The first of these is a request that... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:23
is heirto = has dispossessed, or become heiress to. read more