“ For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; ”
For (l) a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food; (l) These commonly abuse the state to which they are called.
Proverbs 30. The Sayings of Agur. It is uncertain whether the title embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1-9 , or Proverbs 30:1-4 only. Proverbs 30:1 . The title is extremely obscure, a...
fool. Hebrew. nabal. See note on Proverbs 1:7 .
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
For three things the earth is disquieted— We have here an answer to another enigmatical question, What things are most intolerable? Which he tells us are, 1. A slave who bears rule; 2. A fool over-...
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: For three (things) the earth is disquieted ... for a servant when he reigned ( Proverbs 19:10 ); (and) a fool, wh...
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,...
For a servant when he reigneth. — The mischief done by Oriental favourites at court, who often began life as slaves, was proverbial. A fool ( nâbhâl ) . — See above, on Proverbs 17:7 . It is o...
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...
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 m...
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 t...
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 f...
For a servant, when he reigneth ,.... Being unfit for it through his education, not having been trained up in and learned the arts of government and maxims of it; and through the disposition of his...
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; Ver. 22. For a servant when he reigneth. ] As Jeroboam, Saul, Zimri, Herod, Heliogabalus, Phocas. See Trapp on " Pro 19:10...
For three things the earth That is, the inhabitants of the earth; is disquieted By their insolence and impudence they cause great disturbances in the places where they live; for four it cannot r...
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...
Four Things Little and Wise. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 1...
When he reigneth; when he is advanced to great power and dignity; for such a one is ignorant and unfit for his place, and therefore commits many errors; he is poor, and therefore an insatiable oppr...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 30:23 . Odious , or unloved . MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 30:21-23 BURDENS GRIEVOUS TO BE BORNE I. It is sometimes dangerous to the peace of a c...
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...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 30:1-20 Part VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is the sourc...
Deducing Truths from Common Experience
Ecclesiastes 10:7 ; Isaiah 3:4 ; Isaiah 3:5 ; Isaiah 30:16 ; Proverbs 19:10 ; Proverbs 28:3
A servant — For such an one is commonly ignorant, and therefore commits many errors; he is poor, and therefore insatiable, he is proud and imperious, and usually injurious and cruel. A fool — A con...