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Proverbs 30:7 (NLT)
O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.
What did he pray for?
Why did he pray for it?
Proverbs 30:8 (NLT)
First, help me never to tell a lie.
Proverbs 30:8 (NLT)
Second…
Proverbs 30:8
(NIV) Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
(ESV) - Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
Psalm 51:10 (ESV)
Create in me a clean heart, O God,and renew a right spirit within me.
John 8:31-32 (ESV)
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him,
“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 14:6 (ESV)
Jesus said to him,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
12:22 The Lord detests lying lips
14:5 An honest witness does not deceive
16:13 A honest answer is like a kiss on the lips
19:22 Better to be poor than a liar
What did he pray for?
I don’t want to tell a lie.
I don’t want to believe a lie.
I don’t want to live a lie.
Proverbs 30:1 (NLT)
The sayings of Agur, son of Jakeh , contain this message.
Proverbs 30:1-3 (NLT)
I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God. I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense. I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.
Proverbs 30:4 (NLT)
Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?
Who holds the wind in his fists?
Who wraps the oceans in his cloak?
Who has created the whole wide world?
Proverbs 30:4 (NLT)
What is his name - and his son’s name?
Tell me if you know!
Proverbs 30:5 (NLT)
Every word of God proves true.
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
Proverbs 30:6 (NLT)
Do not add to his words, or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
Proverbs 30:7 (NLT)
O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.
Why did he pray for it?
Agur’s motivation is a response to God, not instruction from God.