Proverbs 30:1

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.

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KJV

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

ASV

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

YLT

Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: --I have wearied myself for God, I have wearied myself for God, and am consumed.

DBT

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:

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The words of the Gatherer, the son of Vomenti. Hitherto are the Proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied. From henceforth, again, the words of Solomon, by himself, which is called in Greek Ecclesiastes, now translated into Latin under that …

Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735patristic

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The words of Agur the son of Jakeh,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

See the introduction to Proverbs. According to the different reading, there noted, the inscription ends with: the man spake, and the words that follow, are the beginning of the confession, I have wearied myself after God and have fainted. Spake - The Hebrew word is that commonly used of the utterance of a divine oracle.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

This is the title of this chapter (see Introduction). the prophecy--literally, "the burden" (compare Isa 13:1; Zec 9:1), used for any divine instruction; not necessarily a prediction, which was only a kind of prophecy (1Ch 15:27, "a song").

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Proverbs 31:1
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
2 Peter 1:19–21
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

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About this book

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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Proverbs 31:1
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
leads to
- Proverbs 6:20
  My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- 2 Timothy 1:5
  I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
- Proverbs 1:8
  Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
- 2 Timothy 3:15
  From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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