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Agur, son of Jakeh, is credited as the author of Proverbs 30.
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Agur is identified as the son of Jakeh and the author of the sayings recorded in Proverbs 30. He is described as the one "who spoke to Ithiel and Ucal." The text presents a collection of Agur's wise sayings and observations, which cover various topics such as the nature of God, the value of wisdom, and the dangers of foolishness and pride.
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Gatherer; the collector, mentioned as author of the sayings in Prov. 30. Nothing is known of him beyond what is there recorded.
(a gatherer, i.e. together of wise men), The son of Jakeh, an unknown Hebrew sage who uttered or collected the sayings of wisdom recorded in Prov 30.
stranger; gathered together
A'GUR. (an assembler, i. e. of wise men), a sage mentioned in Prov 30:1. Nothing is known of him. The rabbis identified him, but groundlessly, with Solomon.
A'GUR. (an assembler, i. e. of wise men), a sage mentioned in Prov 30:1. Nothing is known of him. The rabbis identified him, but groundlessly, with Solomon.
Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.
1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0094
These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
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