--- title: "Proverbs 30 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Proverbs 30 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, an" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/proverbs/30" --- [ Read](/kjv/proverbs/30)[ Commentary](/study/proverbs/30)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/proverbs/30) Audio 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, *even* the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I *am* more brutish than *any* man, and have not the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.* 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? 5 Every word of God *is* pure: he *is* a shield unto them that put their trust in him.* 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7 Two *things* have I required of thee; deny me *them* not before I die:* 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:* 9 Lest I be full, and deny *thee*, and say, Who *is* the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God *in vain*.* 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.* 11 *There is* a generation *that* curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 *There is* a generation *that are* pure in their own eyes, and *yet* is not washed from their filthiness. 13 *There is* a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 *There is* a generation, whose teeth *are as* swords, and their jaw teeth *as* knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from *among* men. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, *crying*, Give, give. There are three *things that* are never satisfied, *yea*, four *things* say not, *It is* enough:* 16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth *that* is not filled with water; and the fire *that* saith not, *It is* enough. 17 The eye *that* mocketh at *his* father, and despiseth to obey *his* mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.* 18 There be three *things which* are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.* 20 Such *is* the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 For three *things* the earth is disquieted, and for four *which* it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 23 For an odious *woman* when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 24 There be four *things which are* little upon the earth, but they *are* exceeding wise:* 25 The ants *are* a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies *are but* a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;* 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. 29 There be three *things* which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 30 A lion *which is* strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom *there is* no rising up.* 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, *lay* thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. [Proverbs 29](/study/proverbs/29) [Proverbs 31](/study/proverbs/31) ## Commentary To verse 1 Verse [Proverbs 30:1](/kjv/proverbs/30/1). ***The words of Agur the son of Jakeh*** — The words *Agur,* *Jakeh, Ithiel*, and *Ucal*, have been considered by some as *proper* *names*: by others, as *descriptive characters*. With some, *Agur* is *Solomon*; and *Jakeh, David*; and *Ithiel* and *Ucal* are epithets of *Christ*. The *Vulgate* translates, *Verba congregantis filii vomentis:* *visio, quam locutus est sir, cum quo est Deus, et qui Deo secum* *morante confortatus, ait*. "The words of the collector, the son of the vomiter: the vision of the man who has God with him, and who is fortified by God dwelling with him, saith." COVERDALE makes the following words a *title* to the chapter: "The wordes of Agur the sonne of Jake. "The prophecie of a true faithfull man, whom God hath helped; whom God hath comforted and nourished." The whole might be thus translated, keeping near to the *letter*: - "The words of the epistle of the obedient son." Or, "The words of the collector, the son of Jakeh. The parable which הגבר *haggeber*, the strong man, the hero, spake unto him who is God with me; to him who is God with me, even the strong God." *The visioun that a man spake with whiche is God, and that God* *with him, wonyng confortid*.-Old MS. Bible. From this introduction, from the names here used, and from the style of the book, it appears evident that Solomon was not the author of this chapter; and that it was designed to be distinguished from his work by this very preface, which specifically distinguishes it from the preceding work. Nor can the words in [Proverbs 30:2-3](/kjv/proverbs/30/2-3); [Proverbs 30:8-9](/kjv/proverbs/30/8-9), be at all applied to Solomon: they suit no part of Solomon's *life*, nor of his *circumstances*. We must, therefore, consider it an *appendix* or *supplement* to the preceding collection; something in the manner of that part which the *men of* *Hezekiah, king of Judah, had collected*. As to *mysteries* here, many have been found by them who sought for nothing else; but they are all, in my view of the subject, hazarded and precarious. I believe *Agur, Jakeh, Ithiel*, and *Ucal*, to be the *names of persons* who did exist, but of whom we know nothing but what is here mentioned. *Agur* seems to have been a public *teacher*, and *Ithiel* and *Ucal* to have been his *scholars*; and what he delivers to them was done by *prophesy*. 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