“ The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. ”
Spider - Rather, the Gecko (or Stellio), a genus of the lizard tribe, many species of which haunt houses, make their way through crevices in the walls, and with feet that secrete a venomous exuda...
The spider taketh hold (o) with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. (o) If man is not able to compass these common things by his wisdom, we cannot attribute wisdom to man, but folly.
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...
with her hands. So we, by the hand of faith, shall be found in the palace of the King of kings. kings' palaces . king's palace.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
The spider— The lizard. Schultens, &c.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. The term here, sªmaamiyt ( H8079 ), different from that...
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,...
The spider taketh hold with her hands. — The lizard, rather than the spider, seems to be here intended. As each first line of these four verses is an expression of weakness, it has been proposed to...
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...
The spider taketh hold with her hands ,.... On the thread she spins, or on the flies and bees she catches in her web. This is a small creature, yet very wise; what a curious thread does she spin! wh...
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. Ver. 28. The spider taketh hold with her hands. ] Some render it the ape, and the Hebrew semamith is somewhat like the Latin s...
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 inf...
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. 24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:...
The spider taketh hold of the thread which she spins out of her own bowels with her hands; with her legs, which he calls hands, because they serve her for the same purpose, to do her work, to weave...
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 Syri...
Proverbs 30:24-28 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 ac...
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
Daniel 1:4 ; Ephesians 2:6 ; Isaiah 13:22 ; Psalms 144:12
Hands — With her legs, which he calls hands, because they serve her for the same use, to do her work, to weave her web, and to catch gnats or flies. Palaces — Is not only in poor cottages, but many...