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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 30
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Proverbs 30:1
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The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.[a](a) The man's oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:[b]
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Proverbs 30:2
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I am more stupid than any other man,[c] and I lack man's ability to understand.(b)
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Proverbs 30:3
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I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.(c)
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Proverbs 30:4
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Who has gone up to heaven and come down?(d) Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?(e) Who has established all the ends of the earth?(f) What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— if you know?(g)
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Proverbs 30:5
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Every word of God is pure;[d](h) He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.(i)
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Proverbs 30:6
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Don't add to His words,(j) or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.(k)
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Proverbs 30:7
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Two things I ask of You; don't deny them to me before I die:
Proverbs 30:8
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Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need.(l)
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Proverbs 30:9
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Otherwise, I might have too much(m) and deny You,(n) saying, "Who is the Lord ?"(o) or I might have nothing and steal,(p) profaning[e] the name of my God.(q)
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Proverbs 30:10
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Don't slander a servant to his master or he will curse you,(r) and you will become guilty.
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Proverbs 30:11
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There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.(s)
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Proverbs 30:12
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There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,(t) yet is not washed from its filth.
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Proverbs 30:13
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There is a generation—how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.[f]
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Proverbs 30:14
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There is a generation whose teeth are swords,(u) whose fangs are knives,(v) devouring the oppressed from the land(w) and the needy from among mankind.
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Proverbs 30:15
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The leech has two daughters: "Give, Give!" Three things(x) are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough!":
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Proverbs 30:16
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Sheol;(y) a childless womb;(z) earth, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"
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Proverbs 30:17
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As for the eye that ridicules a father(aa) and despises obedience to a mother, may ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures eat it.(ab)
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Proverbs 30:18
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Three things are beyond me; four I can't understand:
Proverbs 30:19
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the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
Proverbs 30:20
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This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I've done nothing wrong."(ac)
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Proverbs 30:21
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The earth trembles under three things; it cannot bear up under four:
Proverbs 30:22
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a servant when he becomes king,(ad) a fool when he is stuffed with food,
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Proverbs 30:23
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an unloved woman when she marries,(ae) and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.
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Proverbs 30:24
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Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
Proverbs 30:25
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the ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer;(af)
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Proverbs 30:26
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hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;(ag)
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Proverbs 30:27
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locusts have no king, yet all of them march in ranks;(ah)
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Proverbs 30:28
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a lizard[g] can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings' palaces.
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Proverbs 30:29
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Three things are stately in their stride, even four are stately in their walk:
Proverbs 30:30
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a lion, which is mightiest among beasts and doesn't retreat before anything,
Proverbs 30:31
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a strutting rooster,[h] a goat, and a king at the head of his army.[i]
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Proverbs 30:32
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If you have been foolish by exalting yourself or if you've been scheming, put your hand over your mouth.(ai)
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Proverbs 30:33
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For the churning of milk produces butter, and twisting a nose draws blood, and stirring up anger produces strife.(aj)
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