Proverbs 30:29-31

To keep us from concluding that little is always better than big (in view of Proverbs 30:24-28), Agur produced four more illustrations of stately noble behavior. He showed the balance between groundless pride (cf. Proverbs 30:21-23) and false humility (cf. Proverbs 30:24-28). These stately things demonstrate that proper bearing in life comes neither from exalting nor from depreciating oneself. It comes from functioning as God created one to function (i.e., to be oneself, sincere).