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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:6

(6) Lest he reprove thee.—Or, convict thee of thy falsehood. read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:7

(7) Two things have I required of thee.—The commencement of a series of numerical proverbs. (See above on Proverbs 6:16.)Before I die—i.e., while life lasts. 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:9

(9) Lest I be full, and deny thee.—For “pride and fulness of bread” were among the sins which brought destruction on Sodom (Ezekiel 16:49). (Comp. Job 21:14-15.)And take the name of my God in vain.—Literally, handle it roughly, irreverently; particularly in finding fault with His providence. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:10

(10) Accuse not a servant—i.e., a slave, thus making his already hard life still more intolerable.And thou be found guilty before God of having wronged him, and so have to bear the punishment. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:11

(11) There is a generation . . .—The words “there is” are not in the Hebrew, so it is left in doubt what is the predicate of these four evil “generations,” whether Agur means by them to describe the men of his own time, or to say that such are unbearable. (Comp. Proverbs 30:21.) The same characters are to be found in the description of men of the “last days” (2 Timothy 3:1 sqq). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:15

(15) The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.—The word “crying” is not in the Hebrew. The leech is here chosen as the emblem of insatiable greed; if it could speak, its “daughters,” i.e., the words it would utter, would be “Give, give.” So it forms an introduction to the quartette of “insatiable things” which follow. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:16

(16) The grave.—See above, on Proverbs 15:11, where it is translated “hell.” read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:17

(17) The ravens of the valley shall pick it out—i.e., the rebellious son shall die of a “grievous death” (Jeremiah 16:4). The propensity of ravens to attack the eyes is well known. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:18

(18) Too wonderful for me.—The wonder in Agur’s eyes seems to be that none of the four leave any trace behind them. (Comp. Wis. 5:10 sqq.) For a spiritual interpretation of these and other passages in this chapter, comp. Bishop Wordsworth’s Commentary. read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:7

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:8

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:9

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:18

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