(Proverbs 30:26 KJV) The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
This is another one of those verses that make me scratch my head and go, “What?” It is part of four verses with contrasts. So what is the contrast here?
It can’t be that the “conies” (badgers NASB) (8227a) are hiding. That would not contrast with being un-mighty. Making the rocks a home would signify taking a strong defensive position. This would not be hiding but planning ahead in an area that is not your expertise.
Am I stretching? Sure, I am not Agur, the author of this Proverb. But go with it. We all have weak areas. We have skills or situations that do not play to our strengths. Get into the rocks. Find a way to compensate for you weakness by planning ahead. Position yourself so that you are as strong as possible.
So? We will all find areas that we feel helpless. Plan. Act. Trust. Maybe God will find a way to praise us for our organizational skills.
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I guess my interpretation is related to yours. I always figured that it meant that if you don't have strength in the way required, use your head.
And of course it helps to use your head even if you are not at the end of your rope. Have you noticed how often people put prayer at the end of their list too?
Grace and peace.
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