Proverbs 30:21 meaning and explanation

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

Proverbs 30:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 30 records the words of Agur son of Jakeh, a speaker otherwise unknown in Scripture, who gathers observations about wisdom, humility and the order of creation. Here he begins a numerical saying, a common Hebrew poetic form that lists items to build toward a point.

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