Proverbs 30:7

Two (e) [things] have I required of thee; deny [them] not to me before I die:

(e) He makes this request to God.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 30:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Two things - The limitation of man’s desires follows naturally upon his consciousness of the limits of his knowledge.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Deny . Withhold.
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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 li...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 pra...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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., w...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 31 THE WORDS OF AGUR THE rendering of the first verse of this chapter is very uncertain. Without attempting to discuss the many conjectur...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 fur...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 writi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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;...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 chara...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prayer of Agur. 7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 30:1 . Agur . There have been many conjectures about this person. Many consider that it is a figurative name, and some h...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 ti...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 30:1-20 Part VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Agur." A short introd...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Word as the Source and Dispenser of all Wisdom
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Two things have I required of Thee, in an earnest prayer; deny me them not before I die, the poet's entreaty being for a constant enjoyment of these...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 3:5-9 ; 2 Kings 2:9 ; Luke 10:42 ; Psalms 21:2 ; Psalms 27:4

⁷ Two things have I required of thee; denyc me them not before I die:

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 30:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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