Proverbs 30:3
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Proverbs 30:3 in other translations
| BSB | I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know. |
| DARBY | I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy. |
| BBE | I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One. |
| Webster | I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. |
What does Proverbs 30:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 30:2-4
2-4. brutish--stupid, a strong term to denote his lowly self-estimation; or he may speak of such as his natural condition, as contrasted with God's all-seeing comprehensive knowledge and almighty power. The questions of this clause emphatically deny the attributes mentioned to be those of any creature, thus impressively strengthening the implied reference of the former to God (compare De 30:12-14; Is 40:12; Ep 4:8).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 30:1-6
Agur speaks of himself as wanting a righteousness, and having done very foolishly. And it becomes us all to have low thoughts of ourselves. He speaks of himself as wanting revelation to guide him in the ways of truth and wisdom. The more enlightened people are, the more they lament their ignorance; the more they pray for clearer, still clearer discoveries of God, and his rich grace in Christ Jesus. In ver.#(4)…
Proverbs 30:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 30:3
- Ephesians 3:18-19
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
- Revelation 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
- Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
- Romans 11:33
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
- Job 11:7-9
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
- Amos 7:14-15
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
- Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
- Isaiah 6:3
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
- Isaiah 30:11
Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
- Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
- Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
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Context
- Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
- Proverbs 30:3
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
- Proverbs 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Proverbs 30:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo ni aprendí sabiduría, ni conozco la ciencia del Santo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et je n’ai pas appris la sagesse, ni ne possède la connaissance du Saint. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Weisheit habe ich nicht gelernt, daß ich Erkenntnis des Heiligen besäße. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non didici sapientiam, et non novi scientiam sanctorum. |