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Proverbs 30:26
the conies, the cliff-badgers of Palestine, are but a feeble folk, also lacking in strength, yet make they their houses in the rocks, thus exhibiting a shrewdness which is worthy of imitation;
the conies, the cliff-badgers of Palestine, are but a feeble folk, also lacking in strength, yet make they their houses in the rocks, thus exhibiting a shrewdness which is worthy of imitation;
CONIES - See the marginal reference note....
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...
CONIES. About the size of. rabbit. Inhabit clefts in the rocks; because, having soft feet, they cannot burrow as. rabbit can. So God's people abide in Christ, their Rock. HOUSES... ROCKS. house... ro...
_The conies_ The Heb. word means _the hiders_, so called from their "making their houses," hiding themselves, "in the rocks." It is now generally agreed that the animal in question is not, as the nam...
Four things which though little are WISE....
THE CONIES— _The mountain-mice—the rock-rats._ See Leviticus 11:5....
TEXT Proverbs 30:21-33 21. For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear: 22. For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food; 23. For an od...
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; THE CONIES ... FEEBLE ... YET MAKE THEY THEIR HOUSES IN THE ROCKS - not the rabbit, which is not found in Bible lands, but...
30:26 rock-badgers (b-2) See Leviticus 11:5 ; Psalms 104:18 ....
The creature improperly called CONEY here and at Leviticus 11:5; Deuteronomy 14:7; Psalms 104:18 is the Syrian 'hyrax,' an animal about the size of a rabbit, which feeds on grass, and lives in compani...
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;...
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 ...
Here are 4 types of animals. Each is both small and wise. So we can learn a lesson about wisdom from these animals. • Ants store food for the winter. And we should prepare for the future, too. See Pr...
THE CONIES ARE BUT A FEEBLE FOLK, being only about as big as a rabbit, with nails instead of claws, and weak teeth. Its Hebrew name (_shâphân_) signifies a “hider,” from its habit of living in clefts...
שְׁ֭פַנִּים עַ֣ם לֹא ־עָצ֑וּם וַ יָּשִׂ֖ימוּ...
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...
LESSONS FROM COMMON THINGS Proverbs 30:18-33 We have four more quatrains. 1. There are the four wonders that baffle Agur's understanding. How superficial is our knowledge! How does the eagle mount t...
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...
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...
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...
THE CONEYS [ARE BUT] A FEEBLE FOLK,.... Or "rabbits"; though some think these creatures are not intended, because they are not so little as those with which they are ranked, the ant, the locust, and s...
The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; Ver. 26. _The conies are but a feeble folk._] But what they want in strength they have in wisdom; while they work themselv...
_There be four things little, &c., but exceeding wise_ Comparatively to other brute creatures, they act very wisely and providently, through the direction of Divine Providence, which secretly influenc...
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...
In rocky ground, or in the holes of rocks, for their safety against their too potent enemies....
Proverbs 30:26 badgers H8227 feeble H6099 folk H5971 make H7760 (H8799) homes H1004 crags H5553...
Proverbs 30:24 I. "The ants are a people not strong," etc. (1) This is forecast. The ants know the time of their opportunity, and make the best of it. (2) Every man has a summer. "Now is the accepted...
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....
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:26. CONIES. A gregarious animal of the class Pachydermata, which is found in Palestine living in the caves or clefts of the rocks. Its scientific name is _Hyrax Syriacus_...
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...
Leviticus 11:5; Psalms 104:18...