Verse 33
Proverbs 30:33
New Living Translation
33
As the beating of cream yields butter<br>and striking the nose causes bleeding,<br>so stirring up anger causes quarrels.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י מִ֪יץ חָלָ֡ב י֘וֹצִ֤יא חֶמְאָ֗ה וּֽ/מִיץ אַ֭ף י֣וֹצִיא דָ֑ם וּ/מִ֥יץ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם י֣וֹצִיא רִֽיב
English Translation
For the milk of the breast brings forth butter, and the squeeze of anger brings forth blood, and the squeeze of wrath brings forth strife.
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Chapter 30 Context
1
The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message. I am weary, O God (Elohim);<br>I am weary and...
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I am too stupid to be human,<br>and I lack common sense.<br>
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I have not mastered human wisdom,<br>nor do I know the Holy One.<br>
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Who but God (Elohim) goes up to heaven and comes back down?<br>Who holds the wind in his fists?<br>W...
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Every word of God (Elohim) proves true.<br>He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.<br>
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Do not add to his words,<br>or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.<br>
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O God (Elohim), I beg two favors from you;<br>let me have them before I die.<br>
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First, help me never to tell a lie.<br>Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!<br>Give me just e...
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For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?”<br>And if I am too poor, I may steal...
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10
Never slander a worker to the employer,<br>or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.<br...
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Some people curse their father<br>and do not thank their mother.<br>
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12
They are pure in their own eyes,<br>but they are filthy and unwashed.<br>
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They look proudly around,<br>casting disdainful glances.<br>
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They have teeth like swords<br>and fangs like knives.<br>They devour the poor from the earth<br>and...
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The leech has two suckers<br>that cry out, “More, more!”<br> There are three things that are never s...
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the grave,<br>the barren womb,<br>the thirsty desert,<br>the blazing fire.<br>
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The eye that mocks a father<br>and despises a mother’s instructions<br>will be plucked out by ravens...
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18
There are three things that amaze me —<br>no, four things that I don’t understand:<br>
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how an eagle glides through the sky,<br>how a snake slithers on a rock,<br>how a ship navigates the...
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20
An adulterous woman consumes a man,<br>then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”<br>
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21
There are three things that make the earth tremble —<br>no, four it cannot endure:<br>
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a slave who becomes a king,<br>an overbearing fool who prospers,<br>
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a bitter woman who finally gets a husband,<br>a servant girl who supplants her mistress.<br>
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There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:<br>
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Ants — they aren’t strong,<br>but they store up food all summer.<br>
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Hyraxes — they aren’t powerful,<br>but they make their homes among the rocks.<br>
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Locusts — they have no king,<br>but they march in formation.<br>
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Lizards — they are easy to catch,<br>but they are found even in kings’ palaces.<br>
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There are three things that walk with stately stride —<br>no, four that strut about:<br>
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the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,<br>
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the strutting rooster,<br>the male goat,<br>a king as he leads his army.<br>
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32
If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,<br>cover your mouth in shame.<br>
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33
As the beating of cream yields butter<br>and striking the nose causes bleeding,<br>so stirring up an...