Proverbss 28-31 - Two things I asked of You

Instructions and Warnings

Pro 28:13 LSB - [13] He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes [them] will receive compassion.

Pro 28:14 ESV - [14] Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Pro 28:19 LSB - [19] He who cultivates his ground will be satisfied with food, But he who pursues empty [things] will be satisfied with poverty.

Pro 28:24 LSB - [24] He who robs his father or his mother And says, "It is not a transgression," Is the companion of a man who destroys.

Mat 15:4-6 LSB - [4] "For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.' [5] "But you say, 'Whoever says to [his] father or mother, "Whatever you might benefit from me is given [to God]," [6] he need not honor his father.' And [by this] you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Pro 28:26 LSB - [26] He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will escape.

Pro 28:27 LSB - [27] He who gives to the poor will never want, But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

Pro 29:15 LSB - [15] The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child left [to himself] brings shame to his mother.

Pro 29:25 LSB - [25] Trembling before man brings a snare, But he who trusts in Yahweh will be set securely on high.

Every Word of God Is Tested

Pro 30:4 LSB -
[4] Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name?
And what is His Son's name?
Surely you know!

Pro 30:7-9 LSB -
[7] Two things I asked of You,
Do not withhold from me before I die:
[8] Keep worthlessness and [every] false word far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
[9] Lest I be full and deny [You] and say, "Who is Yahweh?"
Or lest I be impoverished and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

Psa 27:4 LSB - [4] One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of Yahweh And to inquire in His temple.

 

Thus Agur breathed his warm desire
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 1 Thus Augur breath'd his warm desire:
"My God, two favors I require,
"In neither my request deny,
"Vouchsafe them both before I die.

2 "Far from my heart and tents exclude
"Those enemies to all that's good,
"Folly, whose pleasures end in death,
"And Falshood's pestilential breath,

3 "Be neither wealth nor want my lot.
"Below the dome, above the cot,
"Let me my life unanxious lead,
"And know not luxury nor need."

4 These wishes, Lord, we make our own
O shed in moderation down
Thy bounties, 'till this mortal breath,
Expiring, tunes thy praise in death!

5 But shouldst thou large possessions give,
May we with thankfulness receive
The exuberance—still our God adore,
And bless the needy from our store!

6 Or should we feel the pains of want,
Submission, resignation grant,
'Till thou shalt send the wish'd supply,
Or call us to the bliss on high.

Pro 30:32 LSB - [32] If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up, Or if you have schemed [evil], [put your] hand on your mouth.

A Mother’s Oracle

Pro 31:1 LSB - [1] The words of King Lemuel, the oracle [unto] which his mother disciplined him:

Pro 31:3 LSB - [3] Do not give your excellence to women, Or your ways to that which blots out kings.

A Woman Who Fears Yahweh

Pro 31:10-12 LSB -
[10] ALEPH An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls.
[11] BETH The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
[12] GIMEL She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil All the days of her life.

Pro 31:30 LSB -
[30] SHIN Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
[But] a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.