Verse 4
Proverbs 30:4
Free Bible Version
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Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who holds the winds in the palm of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who has set the earth's boundaries? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Are you sure you don't know?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִ֤י עָלָֽה שָׁמַ֨יִם וַ/יֵּרַ֡ד מִ֤י אָֽסַף ר֨וּחַ בְּ/חָפְנָ֡י/ו מִ֤י צָֽרַר מַ֨יִם בַּ/שִּׂמְלָ֗ה מִ֭י הֵקִ֣ים כָּל אַפְסֵי אָ֑רֶץ מַה שְּׁמ֥/וֹ וּ/מַֽה שֶּׁם בְּ֝נ֗/וֹ כִּ֣י תֵדָֽע
English Translation
Who has ascended to heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name and what is the name of His son, if you know?
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Chapter 30 Context
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These are the words of Agur, son of Jakeh. An oracle. This is what the man says, God (Elohim), I'm r...
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I'm so stupid I'm not really a man; I can't even think like a human being.
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I have not learned wisdom; I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
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4
Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who holds the winds in the palm of his hands? Who has wrap...
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Every word God (Elohim) says has been proved true. He defends everyone who comes to him for protecti...
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Don't add anything to his words, or he will criticize you and you'll be shown to be a liar.
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God (Elohim), I want to request two things from you. Please don't refuse to let me have them before...
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Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with...
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Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm p...
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10
Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you and you'll suffer for it.
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11
There are some who see themselves as pure but they're still filthy—they have not been washed.
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12
There are some who think themselves so high and mighty, and who look down on others.
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13
There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the e...
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14
The leech has two daughters who cry out, “Give me! Give me!” There are three things that are never s...
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15
The grave, the womb that doesn't become pregnant, the earth thirsty for water, and the fire that nev...
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16
These three things are amazingly hard for me, four things I just can't understand:
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17
The way an eagle soars in the sky, the way a snake slides over a rock, the way a ship sails across t...
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18
This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: she eats, she wipes her mouth, and then says, “I ha...
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19
Three things make the earth tremble, there are four things it can't support:
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a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,
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an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.
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22
There are four things on earth that are small, but very wise:
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Ants—they're not strong, but they work hard all summer storing up food.
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Hyraxes—they don't have much power, but they make their homes in the rock.
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Locusts—they don't have a king, but they all march in line abreast.
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Lizards—you can catch them in your hands, but they live in the king's palace.
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27
There are three things that are glorious to watch as they walk, four that look dignified as they mov...
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28
The lion, supreme among wild animals, who isn't frightened of anything.
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29
The strutting starling, the male goat, and a king with his army.
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30
If you have been foolishly boasting about yourself, or if you've been planning to do something wrong...
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31
Just as churning milk produces butter, and twisting someone's nose makes it bleed, so stirring up an...
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