bible commentary on proverbs 30:24-28.?
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This is from Matthew Henry's Commmentary: \n\nPro 30:24-28 - \nI. Agur, having specified four things that seem great and yet are really contemptible, here specifies four things that are little and yet are very admirable, great in miniature, in which, as bishop Patrick observes, he teaches us several good lessons; as, 1. Not to admire bodily bulk, or beauty, or strength, nor to value persons or think the better of them for such advantages, but to judge of men by their wisdom and conduct, their industry and application to business, which are characters that deserve respect. 2. To admire the wisdom and power of the Creator in the smallest and most despicable animals, in an ant as much as in an elephant. 3. To blame ourselves who do not act so much for our own true interest as the meanest creatures do for theirs. 4. Not to despise the weak things of the world; there are those that are little upon the earth, poor in the world and of small account, and yet are exceedingly wise, wise for their souls and another world, and those are exceedingly wise, wiser than their neighbours. Margin, They are wise, made wise by the special instinct of nature. All that are wise to salvation are made wise by the grace of God.\nII. Those he specifies are, 1. The ants, minute animals and very weak, and yet they are very industrious in gathering proper food, and have a strange sagacity to do it in the summer, the proper time. This is so great a piece of wisdom that we may learn of them to be wise for futurity, Pro_6:6. When the ravening lions lack, and suffer hunger, the laborious ants have plenty, and know no want. 2. The conies, or, as some rather understand it, the Arabian mice, field mice, weak creatures, and very timorous, yet they have so much wisdom as to make their houses in the rocks, where they are well guarded, and their feebleness makes them take shelter in those natural fastnesses and fortifications. Sense of our own indigence and weakness should drive us to him that is a rock higher than we for shelter and support; there let us make our habitation. 3. The locusts; they are little also, and have no king, as the bees have, but they go forth all of them by bands, like an army in battle-array; and, observing such good order among themselves, it is not any inconvenience to them that they have no king. They are called God's great army (Joe_2:25); for, when he pleases, he musters, he marshals them, and wages war by them, as he did upon Egypt. They go forth all of them gathered together (so the margin); sense of weakness should engage us to keep together, that we may strengthen the hands of one another. 4. The spider, an insect, but as great an instance of industry in our houses as the ants are in the field. Spiders are very ingenious in weaving their webs with a fineness and exactness such as no art can pretend to come near: They take hold with their hands, and spin a fine thread out of their own bowels, with a great deal of art; and they are not only in poor men's cottages, but in kings' palaces, notwithstanding all the care that is there taken to destroy them. Providence wonderfully keeps up those kinds of creatures, not only which men provide not for, but which every man's hand is against and seeks the destruction of. Those that will mind their business, and take hold of it with their hands, shall be in kings' palaces; sooner or later, they will get preferment, and may go on with it, notwithstanding the difficulties and discouragements they meet with. If one well-spun web be swept away, it is but making another.\n\n\nAnd this is a commentary from my Bible:\n30:24-28   Ants...rock badgers...locusts...spider: The identified characteristics of these creatures summarize the teaching of the entire book.  The ants demonstrate foresight; the rock badgers, security; the locusts, cooperation with others; the spider, usefulness (in eliminating less desirable insects).  The alternate reasing for spider, "lizard" would be
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Proverbs 23:25\nLet your father and your mother be glad, And let her rejoice who gave birth to you. New American Standard\n\nThis is a really cool blessing from the Old Testament\nNumbers 6:24-26\n24 "The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace." '
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Marianne has some good points, but I will back it up with some scripture. The Bible says that God will "wipe every tear from our eye", there is your selective memory wipe. Also, the Bible says that we will be known for who we were. So I will recognize familiar friends.
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A great joke!\n\nIt made my night.\n\nI like the bible verse you quoted; Proverbs 17:22.\n\nI'll look again for future jokes.
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Iam not sure what you mean, but go to Proverbs 2:1 to 22, this will tell you the Benefits of Wisdom, Proverbs 3 will give you Further Benefits of Wisdom.\n\nBlubla
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maybe this will help it is a sermon about that same subject\nhttp://mcdonald.southern.edu/sermons/00/0520.htm\nGOD BLESS
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To worship God. Read the bible sometime
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read psalm 23 24 25, \n\ni read in order
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Nope,it's one of those passages that I disagree with.What you quoted was one of many unethical verses in the bible.I don't believe or follow everything I read.
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check your bible for the answer
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go to biblegateway.com
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Yes. Jesus. Read The Torah, Psalms, Proverbs, and the NT and see the promises of wealth, health, power, and joy for those that love, follow and believe the LORD and how to get it.  All that you're looking for is there.  Let the Holy Spirit be your teacher.
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Today and everyday.  I'll read Psalms 38 and 44 tonight, thanks.  God bless
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Psalms and Hebrews....\n\nI like Proverbs and Romans as well.\n\nI like all of them, I might as well say that.
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THIS QUOTE COMES DIRECTLY FROM PROVERBS IN THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE.
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The contents of the Holy Scriptures was inspired by Jehovah God and therefore stands alone in comparison to any other book.\nThe beneficial purpose of Proverbs is stated in the opening verses:"For one to know wisdom and discipline,to discern the sayings of understanding,to receive the discipline that gives insight,righteousness and judgement and uprightness,to give to the inexperienced ones shrewdness,to a young man knowledge and thinking ability"(1:2-4)\nIn harmony with that stated purpose,the book highlights knowledge,wisdom,and understanding,each of which is beneficial in its particular way.
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Is this what you're looking for?\n\nDeut. 29:4:  4 Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.\n\nIsaiah 6:10 “Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.”  (Jesus quotes this in Matthew 13:15)