“ Two things have I required of thee; denyc me them not before I die: ”
Two things - The limitation of man’s desires follows naturally upon his consciousness of the limits of his knowledge.
Two (e) [things] have I required of thee; deny [them] not to me before I die: (e) He makes this request to God.
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...
Deny . Withhold.
DISCOURSE: 824 AGUR’S WISH Proverbs 30:7-9 . 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 wi...
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Two things have I required of thee - These two petitions are mentioned in the next verse; and he wishes to have them answered be...
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Two prayers, followed by single sentences, ( Proverbs 30:10 , etc.) One prayer concerns the soul, the other the body. Deny...
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,...
Two things have I required of thee. — The commencement of a series of numerical proverbs. (See above on Proverbs 6:16 .) Before I die — i.e., while life lasts.
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...
the Advice of a Shrewd Observer Proverbs 30:1-17 This chapter contains a collection of sayings of one person, Agur, of whom we know nothing further. It is supposed that he lived after the retur...
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...
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 den...
THE PRAYER OF AGUR ‘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.’...
Two [things] have I required of thee ,.... Or, "have asked of thee a, O God"; as may be supplied, for the words are addressed to him. The following is a prayer made unto him, which contains the two...
Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die: Ver. 7. Two things have I required of thee. ] Two special requests he had among many, for our present condition is a condit...
Two things have I required of thee I do most earnestly and especially desire: deny me them not Hebrew, אל תמנע ממני, withhold them not from me; before I die That is, while I live, as being thin...
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...
The Prayer of Agur. 7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: 8 Remove far from me van...
Have I required; I do earnestly and especially desire Deny me them not before I die , Heb. withhold them not from me before I die, i.e. whilst I live, as things of great and continual necessity...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 30:1 . Agur . There have been many conjectures about this person. Many consider that it is a figurative name, and some have adopted the old Jewish tradition that it is an...
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...
God's Word as the Source and Dispenser of all Wisdom
1 Kings 3:5-9 ; 2 Kings 2:9 ; Luke 10:42 ; Psalms 21:2 ; Psalms 27:4