Pro 30:6 | KingComments | STEP | From his questions about God regarding creation, Agur moves on to the words of God, to what He has said ( ). God reveals Himself in creation and He reveals Himself in His Word ( ). Agur knows that in God’s Word are the answers to the questions he has just asked. God can only be known through His Word, for in it He reveals Himself fully, while in creation He alone reveals His “eternal power and divine nature” ( ). There is no doubt with Agur about anything God has said. “Every word” that God has spoken, without one exception, “is tested”, pure, spotless ( ). Tested means that it has passed every test of fire, showing its untainted purity. The proof has been established and cannot be contradicted. It also means that all of the Word of God is trustworthy. Nothing in it is deceitful or false, whether history, commandments, promises or threats. The second half of the verse gives the tremendous value of the Word for our daily life. Those who are convinced of the value of the Word will “take refuge in Him”. We see here the identification of the Word with the Person of the Son. We also see this identification in Hebrews 4, where we read that “there is no creature hidden from His sight” ( ). To those who take refuge in the Word, that is, in the Son, the Word is, He is, a shield. When we are tested in our faith, God’s Word and His promises will prove to be a shield and protection. It is safe to take refuge in Him, which is what we do when we read and keep His Word ( ). The confidence spoken of in is followed by a warning in not to add anything to the words of God ( ; ). This tendency is all too common. The Word does not need to be checked for errors and for completeness. It is inerrant and complete. What is proven to be pure becomes impure by an addition. He who adds is conceited and ascribes divinity to himself. Any addition of foreign elements makes it impure. Whoever does so proves that he is a liar, one who does not stand in the truth. We see additions, for example, when human writings about the Bible are in practice given the same authority as Scripture or even begin to rule over the interpretation of the Bible. Of the latter, the (theistic) theory of evolution is an example.

‏ Proverbs 30:6

God Reveals Himself in His Word

From his questions about God regarding creation, Agur moves on to the words of God, to what He has said (Pro 30:5). God reveals Himself in creation and He reveals Himself in His Word (Psa 19:1-11). Agur knows that in God’s Word are the answers to the questions he has just asked. God can only be known through His Word, for in it He reveals Himself fully, while in creation He alone reveals His “eternal power and divine nature” (Rom 1:20).

There is no doubt with Agur about anything God has said. “Every word” that God has spoken, without one exception, “is tested”, pure, spotless (Psa 12:6). Tested means that it has passed every test of fire, showing its untainted purity. The proof has been established and cannot be contradicted. It also means that all of the Word of God is trustworthy. Nothing in it is deceitful or false, whether history, commandments, promises or threats.

The second half of the verse gives the tremendous value of the Word for our daily life. Those who are convinced of the value of the Word will “take refuge in Him”. We see here the identification of the Word with the Person of the Son. We also see this identification in Hebrews 4, where we read that “there is no creature hidden from His sight” (Heb 4:12-13). To those who take refuge in the Word, that is, in the Son, the Word is, He is, a shield. When we are tested in our faith, God’s Word and His promises will prove to be a shield and protection. It is safe to take refuge in Him, which is what we do when we read and keep His Word (Psa 18:30).

The confidence spoken of in Pro 30:5 is followed by a warning in Pro 30:6 not to add anything to the words of God (Deu 4:2 ; Deu 12:32; Rev 22:18-19). This tendency is all too common. The Word does not need to be checked for errors and for completeness. It is inerrant and complete. What is proven to be pure becomes impure by an addition.

He who adds is conceited and ascribes divinity to himself. Any addition of foreign elements makes it impure. Whoever does so proves that he is a liar, one who does not stand in the truth. We see additions, for example, when human writings about the Bible are in practice given the same authority as Scripture or even begin to rule over the interpretation of the Bible. Of the latter, the (theistic) theory of evolution is an example.