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A SAINT’S VIEWS OF HIMSELF
Proverbs 30:1. _The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy:
the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Surely I am more
brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man_.
THE sayings of the wise and good have in all ages b... [ Continue Reading ]
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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 convenient for me: lest I be
full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE SELF-DECEIVER EXPOSED
Proverbs 30:12. _There is a generation that are pure in their own
eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness_.
MEN of themselves are very backward to form an unfavourable estimate
of their own character. Hence arises the necessity of accurate
discrimi... [ Continue Reading ]