Agur's confession of his faith, 1-6 The two points of his prayer,7-9. The meanest are not to be wronged,10; Four wicked generations, 11-14. Four things insatiable,15,16. four things exceeding wise, 24-28. Four things stately,29-31. Wrath is to be prevented,32,33.

Agur
Agur was probably a public teacher, and Ithiel and Ucal, his pupils; and this was the massa, or oracle, which he delivered, not by his own wisdom, but by the Holy Spirit, for the benefit of man; and which, it is probable, was added by the 'men of Hezekiah' 31:1 2Pe 1:19-21

2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

i am Job 42:3-6 Ps 73:22 Isa 6:5 Ro 11:25 1Co 3:18 8:2 Jas 1:5

brutish 5:12 Ps 92:6 Jer 10:14 2Pe 2:12-16

3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

neither Am 7:14,15 Mt 16:17

nor Job 11:7-9 Mt 11:27 Joh 17:3 Ro 11:33 Eph 3:18,19

have Isa 6:3,10 30:11 57:15 Re 3:7 4:8

4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

who hath ascended De 30:12 Joh 3:13 Ro 10:6 Eph 4:9,10

who hath gathered Job 38:4 Ps 104:2 Isa 40:2 53:8

what is his name Ge 32:29 Jud 13:18 Ps 2:7 Isa 7:14 9:6 Jer 23:6 Mt 1:21-23 11:27 Lu 10:22

5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

word Ps 12:6 18:30 19:8 119:140 Ro 7:12 Jas 3:17

pure Ge 15:1 Ps 84:11 91:2 115:9-11 144:2

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

add De 4:2 12:32 Re 22:18,19

and Job 13:7-9 1Co 15:15

7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

have 1Ki 3:5-9 2Ki 2:9 Ps 27:4 Lu 10:42

deny me them not or withhold them not from me Ps 21:2

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

remove 21:6 22:8 23:5 Ps 62:9,10 119:29,37 Ec 1:2 Isa 5:18 59:4 Joh 2:8 Ac 14:15

feed Ge 28:20 48:15,16 Ex 16:15,18,21,22,29,35 Mt 6:11,33 Lu 11:3 1Ti 6:6-8

convenient for me or of my allowance 2Ki 25:30 Jer 37:21 52:34

9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

I be full De 6:10-12 8:10-14 31:20 32:15 Ne 9:25,26 Job 31:24-28 Jer 2:31 Eze 16:14,15,49,50 Da 4:17,30 Ho 13:6 Ac 12:22,23

deny thee Ex 5:2 2Ch 32:15-17

or 6:30,31 Ps 125:3

and take the name 29:24 Ex 20:7 Le 5:1 Mt 26:72,74

10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

accuse not or hurt not with thy tongue 24:23 De 23:15 1Sa 22:9,10 24:9 26:19 30:15 2Sa 16:1-4 19:26,27 Da 3:8 6:13,24 Ro 14:4

lest 11:26 24:24 28:27 De 15:9 2Ch 24:22-24

11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

a generation 30:12-14 Mt 3:7 1Pe 2:9

that curseth 30:17 20:20 Le 20:9 De 21:20,21 27:16 Mt 15:4-6 Mr 7:10-13

doth 1Ti 5:4,8

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

that are 21:2 Jud 17:5,13 1Sa 15:13,14 Job 33:9 Ps 36:2 Isa 65:5 Jer 2:22-24,35 Lu 11:39-40 16:15 18:11 2Ti 3:5 Tit 1:15,16 1Jo 1:8-10

not Ps 51:2,7 Isa 1:16 Jer 4:14 Ec 4:1 Isa 32:7 Am 2:7 4:1 8:4 Mic 2:1,2 3:1-5 Hab 3:14 Zep 3:3 Mt 23:14 Jas 5:1-4

13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

6:17 21:4 Ps 101:5 131:1 Isa 2:11 3:16 Eze 28:2-5,9 Da 11:36,37 Hab 2:4 2Th 2:3,4

14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

whose 12:18 Job 29:17 Ps 3:7 52:2 57:4 58:6 Da 7:5-7 Re 9:8

to devour 22:16 28:3 Ps 10:8,9 12:5 14:4 Ec 4:1 Isa 32:7 Am 2:7 4:1 8:4 Mic 2:1,2 3:1-5 Hab 3:14 Zep 3:3 Mt 23:14 Jas 5:1-4

15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

the horseleach Isa 57:3 Eze 16:44-46 Mt 23:32 Joh 8:39,44

give Isa 56:11,12 Ho 4:18 Mic 7:3 Ro 16:18 2Pe 2:3,13-15 Jude 1:11,12

there 30:21,24,29 6:16 Am 1:3,6,9,11,13 2:1,4

it is enough

16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

27:20 Hab 2:5

17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

eye 30:11 20:20 23:22 Ge 9:21-27 Le 20:9 De 21:18-21 2Sa 18:9,10,14-17

the ravens 1Sa 17:44 2Sa 21:10

valley or brook

18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

too Job 42:3 Ps 139:6

19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

way of an Job 39:27 Isa 40:31

midst Ex 22:16

20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

7:13-23 Nu 5:11-30

21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

a servant 19:10 28:3 Ec 10:7 Isa 3:4,5

a fool 1Sa 25:3,10,11,25,36-38 30:16

23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

an odious 19:13 21:9,19 27:15

an handmaid 29:21

24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

little Job 12:7

exceeding wise or wise or made wise

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

the ants may truly be called a people as they have houses, towns, public roads and shew their wisdom and prudence by preparing their meat in due season 6:6-8

26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Le 11:5 Ps 104:18

27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

the locusts Ex 10:4-6,13-15 Ps 104:34 Joe 1:4,6,7 2:7-11,25 Re 9:3-11

by bands or gathered together

28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

Nu 23:24 Jud 14:18

31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

greyhound or horse 16:14 20:2 Da 3:15-18

32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

thou hast done 26:12 Ec 8:3

lay 17:28 Job 21:5 40:4 Ec 8:4 Mic 7:16,17 Ro 3:19

33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

so 15:18 16:28 17:14 26:21 28:25 29:22