Proverbs 30:1

The words of Agur, son of Jakeh, [even] the oracle,—The utterance of the man, for Ithiel, for Ithiel and Ucal.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2Surely, more brutish, am, I, than any man, nor doth, the understanding of a son of earth, pertain to me;

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Cross References

Proverbs 31:1The words of Lemuel the king,—the strain which was taught him by his mother:—

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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