Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:26
26. conies—mountain mice, or rabbits. read more
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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:27
24-31. These verses provide two classes of apt illustrations of various aspects of the moral world, which the reader is left to apply. By the first ( :-), diligence and providence are commended; the success of these insignificant animals being due to their instinctive sagacity and activity, rather than strength. The other class (Proverbs 30:30; Proverbs 30:31) provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness. 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
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:29
24-31. These verses provide two classes of apt illustrations of various aspects of the moral world, which the reader is left to apply. By the first ( :-), diligence and providence are commended; the success of these insignificant animals being due to their instinctive sagacity and activity, rather than strength. The other class (Proverbs 30:30; Proverbs 30:31) provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:32
32. As none can hope, successfully, to resist such a king, suppress even the thought of an attempt. lay . . . hand upon thy mouth—"lay" is well supplied (Judges 18:19; Job 29:9; Job 40:4). read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:33
33. That is, strife—or other ills, as surely arise from devising evil as natural effects from natural causes. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:1
A. The introduction of Agur 30:1Scripture does not refer to either Agur or his father (or ancestor) Jakeh elsewhere. At least one writer felt he may have been a contemporary of Solomon. [Note: Kidner, p. 178.] An "oracle" is a weighty message from God (cf. Zechariah 9:1), and the Hebrew word, massa, may refer to a place. [Note: Ross, p. 1119.] Ithiel and Ucal may have been Agur’s sons. 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 30:2-4
Behind this ironical section, one can perhaps imagine Agur’s sons claiming to be wiser than their father. Agur confessed his own limited understanding, while at the same time making it clear that those he addressed knew no more than he did.If wisdom is essentially a proper orientation to God, how could Agur say he had not learned wisdom but he knew God (Proverbs 30:3)? In view of the context (Proverbs 30:2; Proverbs 30:4), he probably meant that he had not reached a high level of wisdom.... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:24
24-31. These verses provide two classes of apt illustrations of various aspects of the moral world, which the reader is left to apply. By the first ( :-), diligence and providence are commended; the success of these insignificant animals being due to their instinctive sagacity and activity, rather than strength. The other class (Proverbs 30:30; Proverbs 30:31) provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness. read more