Proverbs 30:8-9

I think that we can speculate that this might be considered a person's most valuable asset. His name! That is, the name of God that we now bear, and of which the commandment says, You shall not bear that name in vain. Now what are you doing to uphold the Family name? Are you guiltless? Are you clean in your bearing of it? What is your witness like before men? What is your witness like before God? These questions need to be asked - now that we know that we bear that name. What is the quality of your Christian life?

Remember that word vanity? What does it mean? It means falsehood. It means lies - that which is lacking in reality, in truth.

Proverbs 30:7-9

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.

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.