Proverbs 30:32 NIV

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 30:32

A SEXTET ON PRIDE AND ANGER"If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,Or if thou hast thought evil,Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;But the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.""Forcing wrath" is a reference to "harping on a matter," continual complaining, criticizing, or in any other manner prosecuting another with exhibitions of one's displeasure or animosity. To do such a thing brings forth... 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

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 30:32-33

These verses call for personal application of this counsel as necessary. Peaceable behavior manifests humility, the key virtue in this chapter.". . . the intent of this concluding advice is to strive for peace and harmony through humility and righteousness." [Note: Ross, p. 1126.] 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 30:32

(32) Lay thine hand upon thy mouth—i.e., be silent. Agur deprecates two things which may easily lead to a quarrel, arrogance and malice. He explains this in the next verse. 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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-33

CHAPTER 31THE WORDS OF AGURTHE rendering of the first verse of this chapter is very uncertain. Without attempting to discuss the many conjectural emendations, we must briefly indicate the view which is here taken. A slight alteration in the pointing; instead of the Masoretic reading changes the proper name Ithiel into a significant verb; and another slight change gives us another verb in the place of Ucal. To remove the difficulty of the word "oracle," a difficulty which arises from the fact... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 30:32

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 30:32

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 30:32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:1-33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:10-33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 30:32-33

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 30:1-33

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 30:32

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 30:1-33

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-33

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