Proverbs 30 : 1 (ESV)
The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.
Proverbs 30 : 2 (ESV)
Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
Proverbs 30 : 3 (ESV)
I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Proverbs 30 : 4 (ESV)
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!
Proverbs 30 : 5 (ESV)
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Proverbs 30 : 6 (ESV)
Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Proverbs 30 : 7 (ESV)
Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die:
Proverbs 30 : 8 (ESV)
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
Proverbs 30 : 9 (ESV)
lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
Proverbs 30 : 10 (ESV)
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you be held guilty.
Proverbs 30 : 11 (ESV)
There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Proverbs 30 : 12 (ESV)
There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.
Proverbs 30 : 13 (ESV)
There are those- how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!
Proverbs 30 : 14 (ESV)
There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.
Proverbs 30 : 15 (ESV)
The leech has two daughters; "Give" and "Give," they cry. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough":
Proverbs 30 : 16 (ESV)
Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."
Proverbs 30 : 17 (ESV)
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
Proverbs 30 : 18 (ESV)
Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand:
Proverbs 30 : 19 (ESV)
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.
Proverbs 30 : 20 (ESV)
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong."
Proverbs 30 : 21 (ESV)
Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:
Proverbs 30 : 22 (ESV)
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
Proverbs 30 : 23 (ESV)
an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
Proverbs 30 : 24 (ESV)
Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise:
Proverbs 30 : 25 (ESV)
the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30 : 26 (ESV)
the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
Proverbs 30 : 27 (ESV)
the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank;
Proverbs 30 : 28 (ESV)
the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30 : 29 (ESV)
Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride:
Proverbs 30 : 30 (ESV)
the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any;
Proverbs 30 : 31 (ESV)
the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.
Proverbs 30 : 32 (ESV)
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.
Proverbs 30 : 33 (ESV)
For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.
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