Proverbs 30:3
1 These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
2 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
- KJV
- I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
- WEB
- I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
- ASV
- And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
- DARBY
- I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
- BLB
- And I have not learned wisdom or known the knowledge of holy ones.
- ÅB
- Jeg har ikke lært visdom og har ikke kunnskap om den Hellige.
- OTB
- Jeg har ikke tilegnet meg visdom, og jeg har heller ikke kunnskap om Den Hellige.
- B1930
- Jeg har ikke lært visdom og har ikke kunnskap om den Hellige.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 3:18–19
will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
Read in contextRevelation 3:7
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
Read in contextProverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Read in contextRomans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Read in contextJob 11:7–9
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
Read in contextAmos 7:14–15
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
Read in contextIsaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
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