George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 30:8
Words, which are so opposite to thine, ver. 5. --- Riches. The former often prompts men to deceive, the latter to grow proud and forget God.
Words, which are so opposite to thine, ver. 5. --- Riches. The former often prompts men to deceive, the latter to grow proud and forget God.
Verse Proverbs 30:8. _REMOVE FAR FROM ME VANITY AND LIES._] 1. שוא shav, all _false shows_, all _false appearances_ of happiness, every _vain_ _expectation_. Let me not set my heart on any thing that...
The order of the two requests is significant. The wise man’s prayer is first and chiefly, “truth in the inward parts,” the removal of all forms of falsehood, hollowness, hypocrisy. NEITHER POVERTY .....
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...
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...
LIES. word of falsehood. POVERTY. need. Hebrew. _rush._ See note on Proverbs 6:11. FEED ME. Cause me to be fed. FOOD CONVENIENT. allowance of food. Compare Job 23:12....
_food convenient for me_ Heb. THE BREAD OF MY PORTION, i.e. that is needful for me. The Heb. word is used of an appointed portion of labour, or a task, Proverbs 31:15; Exodus 5:14. Comp. "Give us this...
DISCOURSE: 824 AGUR’S WISH Proverbs 30:7. _Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food...
GIVE ME NEITHER POVERTY, &C.— These words are introduced in the form of an address to God, in answer, perhaps, to some question which the disciples had proposed to Agur about the duty of prayer. What...
CHAPTER 30 TEXT Proverbs 30:1-10 1. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: 2. Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the un...
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Two prayers, followed by single sentences, (Proverbs 30:10, etc.) One prayer concerns the soul, the other the body. DENY ME THEM...
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;...
Each household slave had an allotted portion of food (Proverbs 31:15): God is here the head of the family, weighing out to me 'the bread of my portion' (RM). 9. When in great distress men often blasph...
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 ...
Agur had a special prayer. But it was a strange prayer. Agur had a particular reason why he did not want to become rich. He thought that he would forget God. But money does not cause people to forget...
VANITY. — Falsehood either towards God or man. FOOD CONVENIENT FOR ME. — Literally, _bread of my portion,_ such as is apportioned to me as suitable by the care of the heavenly Father. Comp. “daily br...
שָׁ֤וְא ׀ וּֽ דְבַר ־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי...
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...
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...
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...
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny...
_THE PRAYER OF AGUR_ ‘Two things have I required of Thee; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.’...
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...
REMOVE FAR FROM ME VANITY AND LIES,.... This is the "first" request, to be preserved from sin, in general; which is a vain, lying, and deceitful thing; promising pleasure, profit, liberty, and impunit...
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Ver. 8. _Remove far from me vanity and lies,_] _i.e., _ All sorts of sins, those lying van...
_Two things have I required of thee_ I do most earnestly and especially desire: _deny me them not_ Hebrew, אל תמנע ממני, _withhold them not from me; before I die_ That is, while I live, as being thing...
Remove far from me vanity and lies, deceit and lying words, every form of transgression of the Eighth Commandment; GIVE ME NEITHER POVERTY NOR RICHES, both extremes being dangerous for the average hum...
GOD'S WORD AS THE SOURCE AND DISPENSER OF ALL WISDOM...
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...
CONVENIENT FOR ME: _ Heb._ of my allowance...
REMOVE FAR FROM ME; from my heart, and from the course of my life. This is the first of Agur's petitions. VANITY; either, 1. All vain and false opinions concerning God, or the things of God; all unbe...
Proverbs 30:8 Remove H7368 (H8685) falsehood H7723 lies H1697 H3577 Give H5414 (H8799) poverty H7389 Feed...
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...
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...
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....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:7 This is the only prayer in Proverbs 1:1. Agur asks for TWO THINGS. The first request (remove far from me fa
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:1. AGUR. There have been many conjectures about this person. Many consider that it is a figurative name, and some have adopted the old Jewish tradition that it is an alleg...
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 ...
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...
1 Timothy 6:6; 2 Kings 25:30; Acts 14:15; Ecclesiastes 1:2; Gene
Vanity — All vanity of heart and life; a vain conversation, or a love of the vain things of this world. Lies — All falsehood and deceit in my words and carriage. Convenient — Moderate and suitable bot...