INTRODUCTION:  This chapter has many lists of thing that make us think. Many of these lists have practical or spiritual applications. Keep your spiritual eyes open for these applications.

1. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY (Proverbs 30:1-6 [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.
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1. The Words of Agur the Son of Jakeh (Proverbs 30:1-3 [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.
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1. Words spoken in humility (Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
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1. More brutish than any man
2. Without the understanding of a man
2. Words spoken without scholarship (Proverbs 30:3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
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1. Not the wisdom that is learned in school
2. Not the knowledge of the holy
2. The Words of the Son of God (Proverbs 30:4-6 [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.
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1. The authority of the Son to speak (Proverbs 30:4Who 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?
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1. His descending from heaven (Ephesians 4:8-10 [8] Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. [9] (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? [10] He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
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2. His ascending into heaven
3. His power over wind (Mark 4:38-41 [38] And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? [39] And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. [40] And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? [41] And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
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4. His power over water
5. His creation of the earth (John 1:1-3 [1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
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6. His Father’s name (Psalm 113:1-3 [1] Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. [2] Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. [3] From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
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7. His own name (Philippians 2:9-11 [9] Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! [10] Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. [11] For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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2. The authority of the words of God (Proverbs 30:5-6 [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.
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1. The word of God is pure (Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
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2. The words of God are complete (Proverbs 30:6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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2. THE DANGER OF EXTREMES (Proverbs 30:7-10 [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.
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1. The Two Things Desired (Proverbs 30:7-9 [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.
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1. Deliverance from poverty
1. That leads to lies (Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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2. That causes to steal (Proverbs 30:9Lest 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.
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3. That causes to take the name of the Lord in vain (Proverbs 30:9Lest 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.
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2. Deliverance from riches
1. That lead to vanity (Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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2. That causes men to deny God (Proverbs 30:9Lest 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.
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3. Feed me with food convenient for me (Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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2. Dealing With Another Man’s Servant (Proverbs 30:10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
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1. Accuse him not to his master (Romans 14:4Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
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2. Avoid being found guilty yourself
3. THE WICKED GENERATIONS (Proverbs 30:11-14 [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.
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1. The Generation That Curses Father and Mother (Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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2. The Generation Pure in Their Own Eyes (Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
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3. The Generation with their Eyelids Lifted Up (Proverbs 30:13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
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4. The Generation That Devours the Poor and Needy (Proverbs 30:14There 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.
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4. THE THINGS THAT ARE NEVER SATISFIED (Proverbs 30:15-17 [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.
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1. The Four Things That are Never Satisfied (Proverbs 30:15-16 [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.
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1. The Victorious Grave (Proverbs 30:16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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2. The Barren Womb (Proverbs 30:16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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3. The Thirsty Land (Proverbs 30:16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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4. The Unquenched Fire (Proverbs 30:16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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2. The Son That Mocks His Parents (Proverbs 30:17The 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.
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5. THE THINGS THAT ARE TOO WONDERFUL (Proverbs 30:18-19 [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.
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1. The Way of an Eagle in the Air – Atmosphere
2. The Way of a Serpent on a Rock – Lithosphere
3. The Way of a Ship in the Sea – Hydrosphere
4. The Way of a Man with a Maid
6. THE THINGS THE EARTH CANNOT BEAR (Proverbs 30:20-23 [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.
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1. The Way of an Adulterous Woman (Proverbs 30:20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
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1. She commits her sin
2. She wipes her mouth
3. She claims to have done nothing wrong
2. The Four Things the Earth Cannot Bear (Proverbs 30:21-23 [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.
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1. A servant when he reigns (Proverbs 30:22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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2. A fool when he is filled (Proverbs 30:22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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3. An odious woman when she is married (Proverbs 30:23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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4. An handmaid that is heir (Proverbs 30:23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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7. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE VERY WISE (Proverbs 30:24-28 [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.
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1. The Ants That Practice Preparation (Proverbs 30:25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
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2. The Conies That Choose a Strong Foundation (Proverbs 30:26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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3. The Locusts That Use Organization (Proverbs 30:27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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4. The Spider That Shows Determination (Proverbs 30:28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
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8. THE THINGS THAT ARE COMELY IN GOING (Proverbs 30:29-31 [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.
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1. A Lion That Turns Not Away (Proverbs 30:30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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2. A Greyhound (Proverbs 30:31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
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3. An He Goat (Proverbs 30:31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
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4. A King Against Whom There is No Rising (Proverbs 30:31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
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9. THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE (Proverbs 30:32-33 [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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1. Speak Not the Evil you Think (Proverbs 30:32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
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2. Do Not Force the Issue in Wrath (Proverbs 30:33Surely 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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