Proverbs 30:1

These are sayings/messages that God gave to Agur, the son of Jakeh. Agur wrote them for Ithiel and Ucal.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

In Context

2It seems that I am very stupid; I do not deserve to be considered to be a human; I do not have the good sense that humans should have.

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Cross References

Proverbs 31:1These are sayings/messages that God gave to King Lemuel’s mother, and which his mother taught him:

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 →

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