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Proverbs 30:20
Proverbs 30:20
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but they are both expressly called prophecies in the first verses of
both, by which it appears that the penmen of them, whoever they were,…Proverbs 30 — OverviewProverbs 30 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeProverbs 30:1, Agur’s confession of his faith; Proverbs 30:7, The two points of his prayer; Proverbs 30:10, The meanest are not to be wronged; Proverbs 30:11, Four wicked generations; Proverbs 30:15, Four things…Proverbs 30 — OverviewProverbs 30 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 30 contains the words of Agur son of Jakeh — a man who begins by confessing his own ignorance and unworthiness before God. From that posture of humility he asks for two things: freedom from lies and just enough…Proverbs 30:18-23Proverbs 30:18-23 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. An account of four things that are unsearchable, too
wonderful to be fully known. And here,
1. The first three are natural things, and are only designed as
comparisons for the illustration of the…Proverbs 30:20Proverbs 30:20 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThis verse contrasts with the wonders of v. 19. The adulterous woman is not wonderful — she is brazenly unrepentant. She sins, wipes her mouth (as if she has merely eaten a meal), and declares her innocence. This is a…Proverbs 30:20Proverbs 30:20 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSuch [is] the way of an adulterous woman,.... It is equally unknown as the way of a man with a maid; it is difficult to detect her, she takes so much care and caution, and uses so many artful methods to conceal her…
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