Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 30:2
A confession of ignorance, with which compare the saying of Socrates that he was wise only so far as he knew that he knew nothing, or that of Asaph Psalms 73:22.
A confession of ignorance, with which compare the saying of Socrates that he was wise only so far as he knew that he knew nothing, or that of Asaph Psalms 73:22.
Verse Proverbs 30:2. _SURELY I_ AM _MORE BRUTISH_] These words can in no sense, nor by any mode of speech, be true of Solomon: for while he was the _wisest of men_, he could not have said that he _wa...
VI. THE WORDS OF AGUR THE SON OF JAKEH CHAPTER 30 Some hold that Agur is another name for Solomon. This opinion is also upheld by the Talmud, which speaks of six names which belonged to the King: Sol...
PROVERBS 30. THE SAYINGS OF AGUR. It is uncertain whether the title embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1, or Proverbs 30:1 only. Proverbs 30:1. The title is extremely obscure, and has been much...
SURELY. [True it is] that. MAN. an educated man, or peer. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14. UNDERSTANDING. Hebrew. _binih._ See note on Proverbs 1:2. A MAN. Hebrew. _'adam_:. commoner. App-14....
DISCOURSE: 823 A SAINT’S VIEWS OF HIMSELF Proverbs 30:1. _The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Surely I am more brutish than an...
CHAPTER 30 TEXT Proverbs 30:1-10 1. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: 2. Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the un...
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. SURELY I (AM) MORE BRUTISH THAN ANY MAN, AND HAVE NOT THE UNDERSTANDING OF A MAN. Agur refers to the corruption and b...
THE WORDS OF AGUR The simplest way of treating the title is to read as follows: 'The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, of Massa.' Then we may proceed, with RM, 'The man saith, I have wearied myself, O God;...
Agur had been studying hard. He had seen many wonderful things that he could not explain. He had tried to understand God. And he had tried to understand the world. But God is so great (1 Corinthians 1...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 30 THE PUZZLES OF AGUR AND LEMUEL (PROVERBS 30:1 TO PROVERBS 31:9) These passages are by Agur ...
SURELY I AM MORE BRUTISH THAN ANY MAN. — Rather, _than that I can be called a man,_ one “formed in the image of God.” (Comp. Psalms 73:22.)...
כִּ֤י בַ֣עַר אָנֹכִ֣י מֵ אִ֑ישׁ וְ לֹֽא
CHAPTER 31 THE WORDS OF AGUR THE rendering of the first verse of this chapter is very uncertain. Without attempting to discuss the many conjectural emendations, we must briefly indicate the view whic...
THE ADVICE OF A SHREWD OBSERVER Proverbs 30:1-17 This chapter contains a collection of sayings of one person, Agur, of whom we know nothing further. It is supposed that he lived after the return from...
This and the following chapter constitute an appendix to the Book of Proverbs. It is impossible to say who Agur was. In this selection from his writings we have an introduction, in which he a r m s th...
Surely I [am] more (c) senseless than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man. (c) In this he declares his great humility who would not attribute any wisdom to himself but all to God....
_With me. He speaks of what he could claim of his own, abstracting from the prophetic light. (Calmet) --- In his humility, he supposeth that others are more perfect. The wisest know best their own def...
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. Certainly these verses contain what may well be supposed...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
SURELY I AM MORE BRUTISH THAN [ANY] MAN,.... "Every man is [become] brutish in his knowledge"; man in his original state was a knowing creature but sinning lost his knowledge, and "became like the bea...
Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man. Ver. 2. _Surely I am more brutish than any man._] Or, Surely I have been brutish since I was a man. See how this go...
_Surely I am more brutish_, &c. This he utters from an humble and modest apprehension of his own ignorance. _I neither learned wisdom_ I have not been taught in the schools of wisdom; _nor have the kn...
surely I am more brutish than any man, or, "for a man I am lacking in sense," for which reason he finds himself unable to fathom the divine nature, AND HAVE NOT THE UNDERSTANDING OF A MAN, that which...
GOD'S WORD AS THE SOURCE AND DISPENSER OF ALL WISDOM...
In THE FIVE Chapter S now completed are proverbs of Solomon copied out by Hezekiah's servants. The last two Chapter s show a distinct change in character, both being called "prophecies," and written b...
You come to me with a great opinion of my wisdom, and you expect that I should inform and instruct you in all things, yea, even in the greatest mysteries: but you are much mistaken in me; I am as igno...
Proverbs 30:2 stupid H1198 man H376 understanding H998 man H120 I am - Job 42:3-6;...
CONTENTS: The words of Agur. CHARACTERS: God, Agur, Ithiel, Ucal. CONCLUSION: God's Word is sure and pure, and venturing our souls upon it, we shall find it a shield against temptations, a safe prot...
Proverbs 30:1. _The words of Agur._ The style of this book seems to be much older than that of Solomon. Its simplicity very well agrees with the times of the patriarchs, or when the judges presided. H...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:1 The Sayings of Agur. The identity of Agur, son of Jakeh, is unknown. One claim is that the word translated ORACLE actually should be the proper name “Massa,” so that v....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 30:2 I AM TOO STUPID TO BE A MAN. Wisdom texts often begin with a teacher proclaiming that he is wise and so his words ought to be obeyed. Here, Agur does just the opposite:...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 30:1. AGUR. There have been many conjectures about this person. Many consider that it is a figurative name, and some have adopted the old Jewish tradition that it is an alleg...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 30:1 PART VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION, containing "the words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is the source of wisdom ...
This is the end of the proverbs that were gathered by Hezekiah's men. Now in the thirtieth chapter we have, The words of Agur (Proverbs 30:1) Whoever he is. He tells us who he is, but it really does...
1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Peter 2:12; Isaiah 6:5;...
Surely — This he utters from a modest and humble apprehension of his own ignorance....