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Proverbs 30:18 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Proverbs 30:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 30 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Four Wonderful Things
“There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:”
Proverbs 30:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 30:18
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not. Agur introduces another numerical proverb, this time celebrating mysteries rather than condemning vices. The Hebrew nifla'ot (נִפְלָאוֹת, wonderful) means extraordinary, marvelous, beyond comprehension—the same word describes God's miraculous works (Exodus 3:20, Psalm 78:4). Lo yada'ti (לֹא יְדַעְתִּי, I know not) expresses epistemic humility: these phenomena are inscrutable.After condemning proud self-sufficiency (v.13), Agur models appropriate intellectual humility. True wisdom recognizes its limits. Some of Go...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:18
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“'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand”
“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high”