Proverbs 30:2
“Surely I am more brutish then any man, and haue not the vnderstanding of a man.”
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Proverbs 30:2 Context
1The words of Agur the sonne of Iakeh, euen the prophecy: The man spake vnto Ithiel, euen vnto Ithiel and Ucal. 2Surely I am more brutish then any man, and haue not the vnderstanding of a man. 3I neither learned wisedome, nor haue the knowledge of the holy. 4Who hath ascended vp into heauen, 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 sonnes name, if thou canst tell?
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Other Translations for Proverbs 30:2
Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
- King James Version
Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;
- American Standard Version (1901)
For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:
- Basic English Bible
Truly *I* am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
- Darby Bible
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
- Webster's Bible
Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don't have a man's understanding.
- World English Bible
For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 30:2
30:2 Surely - This he utters from a modest and humble apprehension of his own ignorance.