Proverbs 30:1-6

Sayings of Agur

1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.^[a]

2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.

3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.

4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a 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.

6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Proverbs 30:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 17

This chapter begins with a prophecy of Elijah, that there should be want of rain for some years to come, and he is directed to go first to the brook Cherith, where he should be fed by ravens, 1Ki 17:1-7, and afterwards he is sent to a widow at Zarephath, where he, she, and her son, were supported for a considerable time with a handful of meal, and a little oil in a cruse miraculously increased, 1Ki 17:8-16, whose son falling sick and dying, he restored to life, 1Ki 17:17-24.

Cross References

• 1. S Proverbs 22:17
• 2. S Proverbs 9:10
• 3. Deuteronomy 30:12; Psalms 24:1-2; S Proverbs 8:22-31; John 3:13; Ephesians 4:7-10
• 4. Psalms 104:3; Isaiah 40:12
• 5. Job 26:8; Job 38:8-9
• 6. S Genesis 1:2
• 7. Revelation 19:12
• 8. S Psalms 12:6; S Psalms 18:30
• 9. S Genesis 15:1; Psalms 84:11
• 10. S Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Revelation 22:18

Footnotes

• [a]. With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text "utterance to Ithiel, " / "to Ithiel and Ukal:"