Riddling Proverbs--Threes and Fours

The Bible is an awesome book. It's God's written word to us, a special, personal message to each one of us from the Ruler of the Universe. The Bible has a lot of different kinds of stuff in it--history, poetry, prophecy, stories, advice, and much, much, more. But did you know that the Bible contained riddles? I surely didn't, till I read Proverbs 30! Enjoy these Bible riddles from the pen of wise man Agur.

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"There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not, Enough:

Sheol; 

and the barren womb; 

The earth that is not satisfied with water; 

And the fire that saith not, Enough...

...There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

The way of an eagle in the air; 

The way of a serpent upon a rock; 

The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; 

And the way of a man with a maiden...

...For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:

For a servant when he is king; 

And a fool when he is filled with food;

For an odious woman when she is married; 

And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress...

...There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

The ants are a people not strong, 

Yet they provide their food in the summer;

The conies are but a feeble folk, 

Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

The locusts have no king, 

Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, 

Yet is she in kings' palaces...

...There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, 

And turneth not away for any;

The greyhound; 

the he-goat also; 

And the king against whom there is no rising up."

~Various verses from Proverbs 30, ASV. 


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