Proverbs 30:1
The words of Gatherer the son of Vomiter. The vision which the man spoke, with whom God is, and who being strengthened by God, abiding with him, said: Gatherer, etc... Or, as it is in the Latin, Congregans the son of Vomens. The Latin interpreter has given us in this place the signification of the Hebrew names, instead of the names themselves, which are in the Hebrew, Agur the son of Jakeh. But whether this Agur be the same person as Solomon, as many think, or a different person, whose doctrine was adopted by Solomon, and inserted among his parables or proverbs, is uncertain.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
2I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.
Cross References
Proverbs 31:1The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him. Lamuel... This name signifies God with him, and is supposed to have been one of the names of Solomon.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:1
This and the following chapter are an appendix to Solomon's proverbs; but they are both expressly called prophecies in the first verses of both , by which it appears that the penmen of them, whoever they were, were divinely inspired. This chapter was penned by one that bears the name of "Agur Ben Jakeh." What tribe he was of, or when he lived, we are not told; what he wrote, being indited by the Holy Ghost, is here kept upon record. We have here, I. His confession of faith, ver. 1-6 . II. His prayer, ver. 7-9 .… Read the whole commentary →