King James Bible

Proverbs 29

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Chapter 30

1

 

 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 

 


2

 

 Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man. 

 


3

 

 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 

 


4

 

 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell? 

 


5

 

 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 

 


6

 

 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 

 


7

 

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

 


8

 

 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 

 


9

 

 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain]. 

 


10

 

 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 

 


11

 

 [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 

 


12

 

 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness. 

 


13

 

 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 

 


14

 

 [There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men. 

 


15

 

 The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yea], four [things] say not, [It is] enough: 

 


16

 

 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough. 

 


17

 

 The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. 

 


18

 

 There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 

 


19

 

 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 

 


20

 

 Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 

 


21

 

 For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear: 

 


22

 

 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 

 


23

 

 For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 

 


24

 

 There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise: 

 


25

 

 The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 

 


26

 

 The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 

 


27

 

 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 

 


28

 

 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. 

 


29

 

 There be three [things] which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 

 


30

 

 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 

 


31

 

 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up. 

 


32

 

 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth. 

 


33

 

 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. 

 


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