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Verse Proverbs 30:17. _THE EYE_ THAT _MOCKETH AT_ HIS _FATHER_] This
seems to be spoken against those who _curse their father_, and _do not
bless_ _their mother_, Proverbs 30:11.
_THE RAVENS OF THE...
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VI. THE WORDS OF AGUR THE SON OF JAKEH
CHAPTER 30
Some hold that Agur is another name for Solomon. This opinion is also
upheld by the Talmud, which speaks of six names which belonged to the
King: Sol...
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PROVERBS 30. THE SAYINGS OF AGUR. It is uncertain whether the title
embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1, or Proverbs 30:1 only.
Proverbs 30:1. The title is extremely obscure, and has been much...
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DESPISETH TO OBEY. despiseth obedience to.
THE RAVENS, &C. These birds of prey always begin with the eyes of.
carcase....
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_the valley_ Or, _brook_. It is implied that his corpse will lie
unburied and exposed.
Maurer and others quote here, in illustration of the fact that birds
of prey attack principally the eyes, Catull...
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_PROVERBS 30:17_. D_ESPISETH TO OBEY HIS MOTHER_— _Despiseth the old
age of his mother._ "They who are guilty of such enormous ingratitude
to their parents, shall come to an infamous end, and their de...
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TEXT Proverbs 30:11-20
11.
There is a generation that curse their father,
And bless not their mother.
12.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,
And yet are not washed from their...
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THE WORDS OF AGUR
The 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;...
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The unburied corpse will be devoured by ravens of the wadi and by
vultures (RM): EAGLES do not eat corpses.
18, 19. Four mysterious things: cp. Wis 5:10, Wis 5:11....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 30
THE PUZZLES OF AGUR AND LEMUEL
(PROVERBS 30:1 TO PROVERBS 31:9)
These passages are by Agur ...
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See also verse 11. Agur again warns that we must respect our parents.
The behaviour of a son who insults his parents is terrible. Agur
describes a terrible fate for that son. The son did not respect h...
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THE RAVENS OF THE VALLEY SHALL PICK IT OUT — _i.e._, the rebellious
son shall die of a “grievous death” (Jeremiah 16:4). The
propensity of ravens to attack the eyes is well known....
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עַ֤יִן ׀ תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְ אָב֮ וְ תָב֪וּז
לִֽ
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CHAPTER 31
THE WORDS OF AGUR
THE 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 whic...
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THE ADVICE OF A SHREWD OBSERVER
Proverbs 30:1-17
This chapter contains a collection of sayings of one person, Agur, of
whom we know nothing further. It is supposed that he lived after the
return from...
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This and the following chapter constitute an appendix to the Book of
Proverbs. It is impossible to say who Agur was. In this selection from
his writings we have an introduction, in which he a r m s th...
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The eye [that] mocketh at [its] father, and despiseth to obey [its]
mother, the ravens (i) of the valley shall pick it out, and the young
eagles shall eat it.
(i) Which hunt in the valley for carrion...
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_Labour. Septuagint, &c., "old age." Hebrew, "the obedience or
admonition." Those who curse their parents, were sentenced to death,
Leviticus xx. 6._...
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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 grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not fi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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THE EYE [THAT] MOCKETH AT [HIS] FATHER,.... At his advice,
admonitions, and instructions; looks upon him with scorn and disdain,
and treats him as a weak, silly, old man: here Agur returns to the
firs...
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_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._
Ver. 17. _The eye that mocketh at his fath...
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_The eye that mocketh at his father_ He that scorneth or derideth his
parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when
he breaks out into opprobrious words and actions; _the ravens...
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The eye that mocketh at his father, pride and contempt being shown
especially in the eye, AND DESPISETH TO OBEY HIS MOTHER, in deliberate
waywardness and disobedient scorn, THE RAVENS OF THE VALLEY SH...
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GOD'S WORD AS THE SOURCE AND DISPENSER OF ALL WISDOM...
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In THE FIVE Chapter S now completed are proverbs of Solomon copied out
by Hezekiah's servants. The last two Chapter s show a distinct change
in character, both being called "prophecies," and written b...
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THE VALLEY:
Or, the brook...
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THE EYE THAT MOCKETH AT HIS FATHER; he that scorneth or derideth his
parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when
he breaks out into opprobrious words and actions. THE RAVENS O...
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Proverbs 30:17 eye H5869 mocks H3932 (H8799) father H1 scorns H936
(H8799) obedience H3349 mother H517 ravens...
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CONTENTS: The words of Agur.
CHARACTERS: God, Agur, Ithiel, Ucal.
CONCLUSION: God's Word is sure and pure, and venturing our souls upon
it, we shall find it a shield against temptations, a safe prot...
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Proverbs 30:1. _The words of Agur._ The style of this book seems to be
much older than that of Solomon. Its simplicity very well agrees with
the times of the patriarchs, or when the judges presided. H...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:1 The Sayings of Agur. The identity of
Agur, son of Jakeh, is unknown. One claim is that the word translated
ORACLE actually should be the proper name “Massa,” so that v....
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:17 This is actually a curse. Agur
obviously regards respect for parents as supremely important (see v.
Proverbs 30:11)....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 30:15. HORSELEECH, or “_vampire_, an imaginary spectre or
ghost, supposed to suck the blood of children.” _(Stuart.)_
PROVERBS 30:15. On these verses, Dr. Aiken, the America...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 30:1
PART VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the
words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is
the source of wisdom ...
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This is the end of the proverbs that were gathered by Hezekiah's men.
Now in the thirtieth chapter we have,
The words of Agur (Proverbs 30:1)
Whoever he is. He tells us who he is, but it really does...
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1 Samuel 17:44; 2 Samuel 18:10; 2 Samuel 18:14; 2 Samuel 18:9;...
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The eye — He that scorneth or derideth his parents, tho' it be but
with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks out into
opprobrious words and actions....