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Proverbs 30, Do you know HIS name?

Proverb 30 is not associated with Solomon, these are the words of Agur who is not mentioned in any other part of scripture!

Pro 30:2-3, Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.

It takes humility to know GOD, Agur compared himself to a beast in his knowledge of GOD! What he knows about GOD is very minimal; not just for him but for All of us! As Job has said, “THESE ARE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS WAYS”

Job 26:14, INDEED THESE ARE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS WAYS, AND HOW SMALL A WHISPER WE HEAR OF HIM! BUT THE THUNDER OF HIS POWER WHO CAN UNDERSTAND?” 

Pro 30:4, 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? 

The only answer for these five questions is GOD HIMSELF! For HE is the only ONE capable of doing this! But the last question shows that this humble man knew that GOD has a SON; “WHAT IS HIS NAME, AND WHAT IS HIS SON’S NAME, IF YOU KNOW”?  DO YOU KNOW HIS NAME? HIS NAME IS JESUS, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD!

Isa 9:6, FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN; AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER. AND HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE.

Pro 30:7-8, TWO THINGS I REQUEST OF YOU (DEPRIVE ME NOT BEFORE I DIE): Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches—Feed me with the food allotted to me;

Agur just wanted two things from the LORD while he lived on the earth! He didn’t want any lies in his life; he just wanted to know the truth. Also, he didn’t want riches nor poverty.

Pro 30:9, 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. 

People with great wealth are often dependent on it, but wealth can never protect you from death! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THE LORD? Remember when GOD asked Solomon this question (1Kings 3:1-15)! Solomon replied

1Ki 3:9, THEREFORE GIVE TO YOUR SERVANT AN UNDERSTANDING HEART TO JUDGE YOUR PEOPLE, THAT I MAY DISCERN BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL. FOR WHO IS ABLE TO JUDGE THIS GREAT PEOPLE OF YOURS?” 

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Proverbs 20, HE guides our way!

Pro 20:6, MOST MEN WILL PROCLAIM EACH HIS OWN GOODNESS, BUT WHO CAN FIND A FAITHFUL MAN? 

Once, I asked this guy if he was a good person? He responded, “YES, I’m not a drug dealer”! IN ORDER TO RAISE HIMSELF UP HE HAD TO COMPARE HIMSELF TO SOMEONE HE CONSIDERED LOWER THAN HIM! A drug dealer would respond, Yes, I’m not a murderer! BUT, A FAITHFUL MAN DOESN’T NEED TO BOAST, HIS WORKS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!

Gal 6:9, And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 

Pro 20:9, WHO can say, “I HAVE MADE MY HEART CLEAN, I AM PURE FROM MY SIN”? 

Only a fool who is deprived of knowledge can proclaim this; for scripture says that ALL HAVE SIN AND FALLEN SHORT OF HIS GLORY!

1Jn 1:8, IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NO SIN, WE DECEIVE OURSELVES, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US. 

Pro 20:12, The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made them both. 

God made the ear and eye that we may observe and listen! Look around was all you see created by mere chance or by a designer? Wisdom enters from the eye and ear, but are we paying attention?

Psa 19:1-3, The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.

Pro 20:15, There is gold and a multitude of rubies, BUT THE LIPS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE A PRECIOUS JEWEL. 

Gold, and riches are all short-lived, but the knowledge of GOD is true wisdom which leads to eternal life!

Pro 8:11, For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.

Pro 20:24, A man’s steps are of the LORD; How then can a man understand his own way?

It’s a good thing to have plans and to walk in them, but the LORD guides our walk!

Pro 16:9, A man’s heart plans his way, BUT THE LORD DIRECTS HIS STEPS. 

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Proverbs 19, JESUS became poor to make us rich in HIM!

Pro 19:4, 6, WEALTH MAKES MANY FRIENDS, BUT THE POOR IS SEPARATED FROM HIS FRIEND… Many entreat the favor of the nobility, AND EVERY MAN IS A FRIEND TO ONE WHO GIVES GIFTS. 

Wealth draws many, so called friends, yet many of them may not be sincere; lets see what we can get from him/her! But, when riches flee so those these friends! Remember Job, the riches man in the land, but when he lost everything he was left alone!

Job 19:13-14, “He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me. My relatives have failed, And my close friends have forgotten me.

Pro 19:7, All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

While men abandon the poor and needy, JESUS gave up HIS wealth, in heaven, to seek the poor and needy!

2Co 8:9, FOR YOU KNOW THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT THOUGH HE WAS RICH, YET FOR YOUR SAKES HE BECAME POOR, THAT YOU THROUGH HIS POVERTY MIGHT BECOME RICH.  

Pro 19:11, The discretion of a man makes him SLOW TO ANGER, AND HIS GLORY IS TO OVERLOOK A TRANSGRESSION.

While a raging man rages, a man of understanding and self-control will overlook an offense! It’s not weakness, but true strength!

Luk 23:34, Then JESUS said, “FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO.” …

Pro 19:27, CEASE LISTENING TO INSTRUCTION, MY SON, AND YOU WILL STRAY FROM THE WORDS OF KNOWLEDGE. 

If we stop seeking the wisdom and knowledge of GOD, sinful man will be led astray by our own perverse thoughts!

2Pe 2:21, FOR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THEM NOT TO HAVE KNOWN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THAN HAVING KNOWN IT, TO TURN FROM THE HOLY COMMANDMENT DELIVERED TO THEM.

Pro 16:25, There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.  

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Proverbs 13, Are your friends wise or fools?

Pro 13:1, A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. 

A wise son/daughter listens to the instruction from their parents, but a scoffer is driven by his foolishness and will not listen to rebuke!

Pro 14:6, A SCOFFER SEEKS WISDOM AND DOES NOT FIND IT, BUT KNOWLEDGE IS EASY TO HIM WHO UNDERSTANDS. 

Pro 13:7a, THERE IS ONE WHO MAKES HIMSELF RICH, YET HAS NOTHING;

What good are earthly riches and material gain if you die without knowing GOD? At the end you end up with less than nothing and in torment!

Mar 8:36, For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 

Pro 13:7b, AND ONE WHO MAKES HIMSELF POOR, YET HAS GREAT RICHES. 

And, there are those willing to help others by giving what they have to those in need! These people have great wealth and GOD will never allow them to go hungry! We can never outgive GOD!

Pro 11:24, THERE IS ONE WHO SCATTERS, YET INCREASES MORE; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. 

YET JESUS fits this scripture so much more! For HE gave up everything including HIS life to make others rich in HIM!

2Co 8:9, FOR YOU KNOW THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT THOUGH HE WAS RICH, YET FOR YOUR SAKES HE BECAME POOR, THAT YOU THROUGH HIS POVERTY MIGHT BECOME RICH. 

Pro 13:20, HE WHO WALKS WITH WISE MEN WILL BE WISE, BUT THE COMPANION OF FOOLS WILL BE DESTROYED. 

Who are your friends? Do you influence them or do they influence you? It has been said, “SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE”! 

1Co 15:33, DO NOT BE DECEIVED: “EVIL COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD HABITS.” 

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Proverbs 11, Don’t trust in riches!

Pro 11:1, Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight. 

GOD deeply cares if you rob the poor, dishonest scales, fraud are an abomination to HIM!

Deu 25:15-16, You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD your God is giving you. For all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

Pro 11:4, Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. 

What good is earthly wealth in the day of wrath? Will you bribe GOD with useless things?

1Ti 6:17-19, Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, NOR TO TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. LET THEM DO GOOD, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, READY TO GIVE, WILLING TO SHARE, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Pro 11:22, As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. 

Who would put a golden ring in a pig’s snout, it just doesn’t fit so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion! A while back in school I saw this beautiful young lady who called the attention of all who had seen her! When I spoke to her, she cursed more than any sailor could ever do. It just didn’t fit, and her beauty left!

Pro 21:19, Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

Pro 11:28, HE WHO TRUSTS IN HIS RICHES WILL FALL, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL FLOURISH LIKE FOLIAGE. 

Do you place your trust in money or in GOD? Wealth is a useful tool.  Like a hammer in the hand of a builder with it he can build a home, help his family and friends. YET to trust in it is foolish!

Psa 62:10, Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; IF RICHES INCREASE, DO NOT SET YOUR HEART ON THEM. 

Pro 11:30, The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, AND HE WHO WINS SOULS IS WISE. 

True wisdom is he that wins souls for the LORD; for the time is short and many perish not knowing the HIM as savior!

Rom 3:23, FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD,