Proverbs 30:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Proverbs 30:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 hav...
Proverbs 30:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The words of (a) Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to (b) Ithiel and Ucal, (a) Who was an excellent man in virtue and knowledge in the time of Solomon. (b) W...
Proverbs 30:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 30. The Sayings of Agur. It is uncertain whether the title embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1-9 , or Proverbs 30:1-4 only. Proverbs 30:1 . The title is extremely obscure, a...
Proverbs 30:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Agur . I shall fear. Probably. master of assemblies, as in Ecclesiastes 12:11 . Nothing is known of him, but we accept all that was in the Scriptures which the Lord Jesus referred to. We know as li...
Proverbs 30:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 823 A SAINT’S VIEWS OF HIMSELF Proverbs 30:1-2 . 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...
Proverbs 30:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, The words of Agur the son of Jakeh - The words Agur, Jakeh, Ithiel, and Ucal, have been...
Proverbs 30:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The words of Agur, &c.— According to the signification of the original terms, this might be rendered, The words of him who has recollected himself, the son of obedience. The generality of the...
Proverbs 30:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Agur - a figurative name, perhaps; the collector, from Hebrew, 'aagar ( H103 )...
Proverbs 30:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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,...
Proverbs 30:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXX. 8. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON END HERE. THE REST OF THE BOOK IS COMPOSED OF THREE APPENDICES: (a) THE WORDS OF AGUR; (b) THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL; AND (C) THE PRAISE OF A GOOD WIFE ( Proverbs 3...
Proverbs 30:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Proverbs 30:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 retur...
Proverbs 30:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 t...
Proverbs 30:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS. Here are mingled, with other divine things, a collection of Proverbs, as before: but it should seem to be not of the writings of Solomon. Their tendency is, however, the same; and, no doub...
Proverbs 30:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh ,.... Here begins, according to Aben Ezra, the fourth part of this book; though, according to others, it is the fifth; Proverbs 22:17 ; Who this Agur was is a mat...
Proverbs 30:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Ver. 1. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh. ] The Vulgate renders, Verba Congregan...
Proverbs 30:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The words of Agur Who this Agur was no one has ever yet been able to show: it is probable, however, that both he and Jakeh, his father, were well known in Israel at the time this chapter and the ne...
Proverbs 30:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Proverbs 30:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Words of Agur. 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithi...
Proverbs 30:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PROVERBS CHAPTER 30 Agur's prophecy, Proverbs 30:1 ; wherein he acknowledgeth his own ignorance, Proverbs 30:2,3 . The purity of God's word, with the happiness of them that trust in him, Pr...
Proverbs 30:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Proverbs 30:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Proverbs 30:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 30:1-20 Part VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is the sourc...
Proverbs 30:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, a wise man, otherwise unknown, some of whose maxims were added to the proverbs of Solomon as the first supplement, even the prophecy, the prophetic utterance:...
Proverbs 30:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 1:19-21 ; Proverbs 31:1
Proverbs 30:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jakeh — Who lived either in Solomon's time, or rather afterwards, and was famous in his generation for wisdom and piety. The prophecy — The prophetical instruction; for as the prophets were public...

Proverbs 30:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 30:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Proverbs 30:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 30:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 30:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 30:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 30:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 30:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 30:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 30:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 30:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 30:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 30:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 30:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 30:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes