Proverbs 30:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 30:7

5 ^aEvery word of God is¹ pure;
^bHe is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

6 ^aDo 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—
^aFeed me with the food allotted to me;

9 ^aLest 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.

10 Do not malign a servant to his master,
Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curses its ^afather,
And does not bless its mother.

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Notice Agur only asked for two things: truthfulness and balance. Agur is acutely aware of his human nature and is asking God to help him avoid sin by not allowing his life to go into one extreme or another. He is humbly submitting before God. As the Good News Bible translation says in the beginning of verse 8, "keep me from lying." Agur is asking God to remove even the possibility of bending the truth. I am sure he was not a liar, but did not want to be tempted to take any verbal shortcuts. Prevent me from lying, in other words.

Excerpted from Agur's Prayer

Proverbs 30:7-9

It is interesting that in Deuteronomy 32, God also warned that when Jeshurun (verse 15) became fat and wealthy, that is when he would rebel.

Few people can handle the rewards of success. And when acquisition for the self, and protection for the self, reigns supreme, then spiritual values and legal standards are shattered, and justice and fairness become almost impossible.

Excerpted from The Chemistry of Government

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