Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 30:20
Such is the way of an adulterous woman. — As there is no proof of her guilt, she flatly denies it.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman. — As there is no proof of her guilt, she flatly denies it.
Another enigma. The four things of Proverbs 30:16 agreed in the common point of insatiableness; the four now mentioned agree in this, that they leave no trace behind them. Proverbs 30:19 THE WAY OF A...
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...
WAY. MANNER, OR CONDUCT. Compare Psalms 119:9. NO WICKEDNESS. nothing: or, as we say, "no harm". Hebrew. _'aven._...
The "four things" of the two preceding verses find their moral in this verse. So lightly does the abandoned woman think of the consequences of her sin; so does it pass away when committed and leave no...
Four things that are INSCRUTABLE....
SUCH IS THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN— The wise man adds, that this also is another of the things which he cannot understand. As _idolatry_ is frequently expressed in Scripture by adultery, some comm...
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...
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN ... EATETH, AND WIPETH HER MOUTH, AND SAITH, I HAVE DONE NO WICKE...
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;...
This woman is an animal, in whom conscience has never been developed. 21-23. Four intolerable things....
Agur heard what this woman said. But Agur knew what she had done. She thought that it did not matter. But God also knew and he will punish this woman. People often act as if their evil deeds are inno...
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 ...
כֵּ֤ן ׀ דֶּ֥רֶךְ אִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת אָ֭כְלָה וּ...
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...
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and (k) wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. (k) She has her desires, and later counterfeits as though she were an honest woma...
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...
SUCH [IS] THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN,.... It is equally unknown as the way of a man with a maid; it is difficult to detect her, she takes so much care and caution, and uses so many artful methods...
_Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness._ Ver. 20. _So is the way of an adulterous woman._] The strumpet, when she hath eaten...
Pro. 30:19, 20. The way of a man with a maid, and the way of an adulterous woman, are here distinct instances. In the criminal intercourse of a man with a maid, the maid was liable to a discovery by s...
_Such_ So secret and undiscernible; _is the way of an adulterous woman_ Of one that secretly lives in the sin of adultery. As “artful men insinuate themselves into the affections of young women, and s...
Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who eagerly makes use of such concealment; SHE EATETH, enjoying the sinful act, and WIPETH HER MOUTH, boldly professing innocence, AND SAITH, I HAVE DONE NO WIC...
DEDUCING TRUTHS FROM COMMON EXPERIENCE...
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...
SUCH, so secret and undiscernible, IS THE WAY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN; of her who, though she be called and accounted a _maid_ yet in truth is an adulteress: not a common strumpet, for of such the foll...
Proverbs 30:20 way H1870 adulterous H5003 (H8764) woman H802 eats H398 (H8804) wipes H4229 (H8804) mouth...
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....
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 30:18_ DEPTHS OF WICKEDNESS I. THERE ARE DEEDS OF INIQUITY WHICH LEAVE NO OUTWARD IMMEDIATE TRACE. The path which the eagle opens by her wings when she so...
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...
Numbers 5:11; Proverbs 7:13...
Such is — So secret and undiscernible. Eateth — The bread of deceit in secret....