--- title: "Proverbs 30 - Study King James Bible with pooles english annotations on the holy bible" description: "Read Proverbs 30 with pooles english annotations on the holy bible 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/pooles-english-annotations-on-the-holy-bible/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 **Agur the son of Jakeh;**a person so called, as appears from the designation of his own and his father’s name, who lived either in Solomon’s time, or rather afterwards, and was famous in his generation for wisdom, and piety, and prophecy; and therefore his proverbs were thought fit to be added to those of Solomon, either by those men of Hezekiah,[mentioned Pro 25:1](/kjv/-mentioned-pro/25/1), or by some other. But that this should be meant of Solomon may easily be supposed, but cannot be proved; nor is it probable, as being contrary both to the style of the whole chapter, and to the matter of some part of it,[as Pro 30:7-9](/kjv/-as-pro/30/7-9), which agrees not to Solomon; and to the laws of good interpretation, one of which is, that all words should be taken in their most natural and proper sense, when there is no evidence nor necessity of understanding them improperly and figuratively, which is the present case. **The prophecy;**the prophetical instruction; for as the prophets were public preachers as well as foretellers of things to come, so their sermons, no less than their predictions, are commonly called their *prophecies.* **Unto Ithiel and Ucal;**two friends, or disciples, and contemporaries of Agur, called by those names, who having a great and just opinion of his wisdom, desired his instructions. Others, *concerning Ithiel and Ucal*; which they understand of Christ, called **Ithiel,**which signifies *God with me*, and answers to *Immanuel*, which is *God with us*; and **Ucal,**which signifies *power* or *prevalency*. But if he had meant this of Christ, why should he design him such obscure and ambiguous names, as if he would not be understood? Why did he not call him by the name of *Shiloh* or *Messiah*, or some other Scripture title belonging and ascribed to him? 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