The Words Of Agur
Proverbs 30
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:5 “Every word of God is
tested; He is a shield to those who take
refuge in Him.”
• Jesus said man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word of God.
• The word of God is powerful
• Those who abide in the word, abide in
God—and God protects them.
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:6 “Do not add to His words
lest He reprove you, and you be proved a
liar.”
• Deuteronomy and Revelation has
warnings about adding to God’s word.
• It makes you a liar,
• All liars will be cast into the lake of fire.
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:7 “Two things I ask of Thee,
Do not refuse me before I die:
• Agur has put his trust in God, and now ask
God for a personal blessing.
• We need to take a lesson from what Agur
asked of God.
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:8 “Keep deception and lies far
from me, give me neither poverty nor
riches; Feed me with the food that is my
portion.”
• We are warned– Be not deceived.
• Lies are of Satan, and nothing good can
come from a lie.
• Give me enough to be thankful, but too
proud and greedy.
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:9 “Lest I be full and deny
Thee and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or lest
I be in want and steal, and profane the
name of my God.”
• Those with plenty usually deny God.
• Look at the children of Israel whom the
Lord blessed.
• Any sin is against God.
• Remember Josephs words?
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:12 “There is a kind of man
who is pure in his own eyes, yet is not
washed from his filthiness.”
• No matter how dirty or disgusting, a
person thinks themselves honorable.
• Everyone did what was right in their own
eyes.
• Nothing but selfishness.
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:20 “This is the way of an
adulterous woman; She eats and wipes
her mouth, and says, ‘I have done no
wrong”.
• Not only adulterous women, but most
sinners have this same attitude.
• Today, many false teachers will also teach
them that they have done no wrong.
The Words Of Agur
• Proverbs 30:24-28 “Four things are small
on the earth, But they are exceedingly
wise;
• V25 the ants who prepare in the summer
their food for the winter, the ants who live
for the colony and die for the colony, the
ants who defend their young and nurture
their young.
The Words Of Agur
• Four Things
• V26 The badgers (rock-badgers) coneys,
possibly rabbits or ground squirrels,
possibly an owl.
• Even though it lives on the ground, the
rocks protect it from larger predators.
• V27 The locust have no king, but move in
ranks and very effectively
The Words Of Agur
• Four Things
• V28 The lizard, spider, gecko is small, but
shares the palace with the king.
• These four small creatures are very wise
and survive quite well.
Conclusion
• Agur spoke other words for us in Proverbs
30.
• Take the time to read them and gather
some very good insight from those words.
• Invitation.