The title of this Proverb is ‘The Wisdom of Agur’. There is a note in one of my Bible’s which reads as follows: “Agur was most likely a student of wisdom at the time of Solomon. His proverbs reflect his humility, a deep hatred for arrogance, and a sound theological mind.”

Let’s listen to what he has to say and reflect on the questions he poses. 

¹ The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal: 
 
   ² Surely I am more stupid than any man,  
      And do not have the understanding of a man.  
       ³ I neither learned wisdom  
      Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.  
       ⁴ Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?  
      Who has gathered the wind in His fists?  
      Who has bound the waters in a garment?  
      Who has established all the ends of the earth?  
      What is His name, and what is His Son’s name,  
      if you know?

      ⁵ Every word of God is pure;  
      He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.  
       ⁶ Do not add to His words,  
      Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.  
       ⁷ Two things I request of You  
      (Deprive me not before I die):  
       ⁸ Remove falsehood and lies far from me;  
      Give me neither poverty nor riches—  
      Feed me with the food allotted to me;  
       ⁹ Lest I be full and deny You, 
      And say, “Who is the LORD?”  
      Or lest I be poor and steal,  
      And profane the name of my God.  
      
       ¹² There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,  
      Yet is not washed from its filthiness.  
       ¹³ There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes!

     And their eyelids are lifted up.                                                                 
       ¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,  
      And whose fangs are like knives,  
      To devour the poor from off the earth,  
      And the needy from among men.  
       
      There are three things that are never satisfied,  
      Four never say, “Enough!”:  
       ¹⁶ The grave, the barren womb,  
      The earth that is not satisfied with water—  
      And the fire never says, “Enough!”  
       ¹⁷ The eye that mocks his father,  
      And scorns obedience to his mother,  
      The ravens of the valley will pick it out,  
      And the young eagles will eat it.

 
       ¹⁸ There are three things which are too wonderful for me,  
      Yes, four which I do not understand:  
       ¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air,  
      The way of a serpent on a rock,  
      The way of a ship in the midst of the sea,  
      And the way of a man with a virgin.  
       ²⁰ This is the way of an adulterous woman:  
      She eats and wipes her mouth,  
      And says, “I have done no wickedness.”  
        
       ²⁴ There are four things which are little on the earth,  
      But they are exceedingly wise:  
       ²⁵ The ants are a people not strong,  
      Yet they prepare their food in the summer;  
       ²⁶ The rock badgers are a feeble folk,  
      Yet they make their homes in the crags;  
       ²⁷ The locusts have no king,  
      Yet they all advance in ranks;  
       ²⁸ The spider skillfully grasps with its hands,  
      And it is in kings’ palaces.

For Today: Have you ever stopped and wondered how some of these things could be? If you have, you aren’t alone…many wise men and women stopped and considered the ways of life that are before us. We are meant to consider and reflect on things such as these….What is it about what you see in nature or in man, or in the character of God that amazes you?