King James Version
Proverbs 30:3 in the King James Version says “I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. have: Heb. know” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. have: Heb. know”
Proverbs 30:3 · KJV
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. have: Heb. know
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?
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. pure: Heb. purified
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“I neither learned”
H3925properly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
“of the holy”
H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) god (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
“nor have”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
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