_________on
the 30th of
from __________
Someone suggested that a very nice
"wisdom" gift
might be Proverb # 30 that corresponds to
the "day"
of your
Special Celebration. We hope that you
might find
encouraging
promises and wisdom principles that resonate with you.
These wisdom couplets are brief hints and suggestions for
living a nice, long, peaceful & intelligent
life. A
lot of people
live by trial & error; unfortunately, the errors can
be wasteful
& costly in time,
health and wealth. God's wisdom principles will help
you make good choices, even better
choices that will reduce errors and make a happier life as billions of
people have discovered. Young men and women should
also consider Proverb
31.
Many people believe that The Bible is the
inerrant, infallible, absolutely True, Holy Spirit inspired, Word, of
the Living God; and, He hopes you find encouraging words of wisdom
herein. Please accept this "gift" from His
heart to yours.
The Words of Agur
Proverbs
(Chapters 25-31 ~ Wisdom For Leaders.)
1 The
words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the pronouncement. The man
declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: 2 I
am certainly more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding
of a man; 3 Nor
have I learned
wisdom, Nor do
I have the knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who
has ascended
into heaven and descended? Who
has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in [a]His garment? Who has established all the ends of
the earth? What
is His name or His [b]Son’s name? Surely you know!
5 Every
word of God is [c]pure; He is a shield to those who take
refuge in Him. 6 Do
not add to His
words Or He
will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
7 Two
things I have asked of You; Do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep
deception and [d]lies far from
me, Give me
neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my
portion, 9 So
that I will not
be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And that I will
not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God. 10 Do
not slander a slave to his master, Or he will curse you and you will be
found guilty.
11 There
is a [e]kind of
person who curses his father And does not bless his mother. 12 There
is a [f]kind who is
pure in his own eyes, Yet
is not washed from his filthiness. 13 There
is a [g]kind—oh how
lofty are his eyes! And
his eyelids are raised in arrogance. 14 There
is a [h]kind of
person whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like
knives, To
devour the poor from the earth And the needy from among mankind.
15 The
leech has two daughters: “Give”
and “Give.” There are three things that will not
be satisfied, Four
that will not say, “Enough”: 16 [i]Sheol, the
infertile womb, Earth
that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, “Enough.” 17 The
eye that mocks
a father And [j]scorns a
mother, The
ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
18 There
are three things which are too wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand: 19 The
way of the
eagle in the sky, The
way of a snake on a rock, The
way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a [k]virgin. 20 This
is the way of
an adulterous woman: She
eats and wipes her mouth, And
says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under
three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot endure: 22 Under
a slave when
he becomes king, And
a fool when he is satisfied with food, 23 Under
an unloved
woman when she gets a husband, And a female servant when she
dispossesses her mistress.
24 Four
things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: 25 The
ants are not a
strong people, But
they prepare their food in the summer; 26 The
rock hyraxes
are not a mighty people, Yet
they make their houses
in the rocks; 27 The
locusts have no
king, Yet all
of them go out in ranks; 28 The
lizard you may
grasp with the hands, Yet
it is in kings’ palaces.
29 There
are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when
they walk: 30 The
lion, which
is mighty among animals And
does not [l]retreat from
anything, 31 The
[m]strutting
rooster or the male goat, And
a king when his army is with him.
32 If
you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have plotted evil,
put your hand on your mouth. 33 For
the [n]churning of
milk produces butter, And
pressing the nose produces blood; So the [o]churning of
anger produces strife.
Notes:
The
spaced lines emphasize sentence structure, length and
punctuation.
The mid sentence capitalized word indicates the poetic couplet that
normally begins a new line. Italicized
words were added by the translators to complete the sentence.
[Letters] in brackets
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Many people believe that The Bible is the
inerrant, infallible, absolutely True, Holy Spirit inspired, Word, of
the Living God; and, He hopes you find encouraging words of wisdom
herein. Please accept this "gift" from His
heart to yours.