E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:8
lies = word of falsehood. poverty = need. Hebrew. rush. See note on Proverbs 6:11 . Feed me = Cause me to be fed. food convenient = allowance of food. Compare Job 23:12 . read more
箴言 30:8, 诗篇 38:21 Cunpss
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 30:8-9
Proverbs 30:8-9. Give me neither poverty, &c.— These words are introduced in the form of an address to God, in answer, perhaps, to some question which the disciples had proposed to Agur about the duty of prayer. What Agur prays for is, such a proportion of the good things of this world, as may best answer the end of living. It must be observed, that the terms poverty and riches are relative, and not absolute. They are relative to the particular state and circumstances in which each person... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:8
8. vanity—all sorts of sinful acts (Job 11:11; Isaiah 5:18). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:1-33
VI. COLLECTION 6: THE WISDOM OF AGUR CH. 30Chapters 30 and 31 form a distinct section in Proverbs, because neither Solomon (Proverbs 1:1 to Proverbs 22:16; chs. 25-29), nor the unnamed sages (Proverbs 22:17 to Proverbs 24:34), wrote them. Two other wise men, whose names the text records, did. Some expositors speculate that because these men’s discourses occur at the end of the book, the writers probably lived later than the men of Hezekiah. [Note: E.g., Toy, p. 517.] Nevertheless who Agur and... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:2-9
B. Wisdom about God 30:2-9Agur began with three declarations. The subject of each is God. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:7-9
Agur asked God not to lead him into temptation (Matthew 6:13). He had more concern for his purity before God than about his place among people. Poverty and wealth both bring with them certain temptations that the middle-class citizen does not face, at least as strongly. Abundance tempts us to feel unrealistically self-sufficient (cf. Deuteronomy 8:11-14; John 15:5). Need tempts us to stop trusting God and to resort to acts that harm others."Agur’s exemplary prayer in Proverbs 30:7-9, the only... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 30:1-33
The Words of AgurThe simplest way of treating the title is to read as follows: ’The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, of Massa.’ Then we may proceed, with RM, ’The man saith, I have wearied myself, O God; I have wearied myself, O God, and am consumed; for I am too stupid to be a man.’ Nothing is known of Agur or Yakeh, and we can only say of these proverbs that they are unlike any that have preceded, and are evidently of later date. The grouping of objects in twos, threes, and fours reminds us of... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:8
(8) Vanity.—Falsehood either towards God or man.Food convenient for me.—Literally, bread of my portion, such as is apportioned to me as suitable by the care of the heavenly Father. Comp. “daily bread” (Matthew 6:11) in the sense of “proper for our sustenance.” read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 30:1-33
God's Riddle Proverbs 30:4 'What is His name? and what is His Son's name? Canst thou tell?' It is God Almighty's great conundrum spoken out of eternity into time; it is the riddle propounded by the Supreme Intelligence to the heart and reason of every man born into the world. I. 'Canst thou tell?' The history of humanity is little else than one long wrestle with God's infinite conundrum. And there are noble souls and able thinkers who never guess the riddle here, though who can dare to doubt... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-9
30:1-31:31 OTHER COLLECTIONS OF WISE SAYINGSThe personal testimony of Agur (30:1-9)Agur, some of whose sayings are collected here, was apparently a well known wisdom teacher in the Palestine region. He begins his instruction with a confession that though he longs to know God he cannot, because he is merely a man. No human being can do the great works God has done. Agur challenges his hearers to tell him the name of any person (or the name of that person’s son, if they prefer) who has been to... read more