Lay thine hand upon thy mouth - The act expresses the silence of humiliation and repentance after the sin has been committed, and t…

Lay thine hand upon thy mouth: that is, be silent. Agur deprecates two things which may easily lead to a quarrel, arrogance and malice. He…

If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself against a king, against whom there is no rising up; by speaking evil of…

We may learn from animals to conduct ourselves well; also to keep our temper under all provocations.

We must keep the evil thought in our min…