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
Proverbs 30:28 Niv
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 30:28
Proverbs 30:28. The spider— The lizard. Schultens, &c. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:28
28. spider—tolerated, even in palaces, to destroy flies. taketh . . . hands—or, uses with activity the limbs provided for taking prey. 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 30:10-33
C. Wisdom about life 30:10-33Though his view of and awareness of God are very much behind what Agur said in the rest of this chapter, his counsel deals primarily with practical prudence from this point on. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:24-28
In contrast to the arrogant, here are four examples of humble creatures functioning as God created them to, each remarkably effective and successful. Animals (Proverbs 30:24-28) are sometimes wiser than humans (Proverbs 30:21-23). The small are often more effective than the large. The basic contrast, however, is between humility and arrogance. 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 30:28
(28) The spider taketh hold with her hands.—The lizard, rather than the spider, seems to be here intended. As each first line of these four verses is an expression of weakness, it has been proposed to translate thus: “The lizard thou canst catch with the hands, and yet,” etc. (Comp. for this praise of wisdom, Ecclesiastes 9:14 sqq.) 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 30:10-33
The wise sayings of Agur (30:10-33)It is wise not to be hasty in reporting a person for a supposed wrongdoing. Such action could rebound with harm to the talebearer if the person is innocent (10). The arrogant despise those whom they should respect, while considering that they themselves are not only blameless, but superior to their fellows. They are merciless in their treatment of those whom they should rather help (11-14).The expression ‘three things . . . and four’ in the proverbs that... read more