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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nor have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I know the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned [skillful and godly] wisdom, Nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One [who is the source of wisdom].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I never was wise, and I don't understand what God is like." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I have not learned wisdom, neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I haven't learned wisdom. I don't have knowledge of the Holy One. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have never learned any wisdom, and I know nothing at all about God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I never acquired wisdom, but I know what the Holy One knows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Nor have I learned wisdom, "" Yet I know the knowledge of the Holy Ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I learnt not wisdom, and I shall not know the knowledge of the holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, and have not known the science of saints. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, and I have not known the knowledge of sanctity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Neither have I learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy One. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the holy ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I know not wisdom, nor have I learned the knowledge of the holy men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I have not known wisdom neither have I learned the knowledge of The Holy Ones,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I have not learned wisdom, That I should have the knowledge of the Holy One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/30-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=6151" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm">The Words of Agur</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: lā·maḏ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">learned</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">wisdom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847: wə·ḏa·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Knowledge. From yada'; knowledge.">and I have no knowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ’ê·ḏā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qə·ḏō·šîm (Adj-mp) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">of the Holy One.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a></span><br />Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-19.htm">1 Corinthians 1:19-21</a></span><br />For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? / For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19-20</a></span><br />For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Colossians 2:2-3</a></span><br />that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, / in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18-19</a></span><br />will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth / of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/28-12.htm">Job 28:12-28</a></span><br />But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. / The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-6.htm">Psalm 139:6</a></span><br />Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-20.htm">Daniel 2:20-22</a></span><br />and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. / He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. / He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25-27</a></span><br />At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></span><br />Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.</p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos 7:14,15</a></b></br> Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I <i>was</i> no prophet, neither <i>was</i> I a prophet's son; but I <i>was</i> an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-17.htm">Matthew 16:17</a></b></br> And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed <i>it</i> unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.</p><p class="hdg">nor</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a></b></br> Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a></b></br> All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and <i>he</i> to whomsoever the Son will reveal <i>him</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></b></br> And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.</p><p class="hdg">have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3,10</a></b></br> And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, <i>is</i> the LORD of hosts: the whole earth <i>is</i> full of his glory… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Isaiah 30:11</a></b></br> Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></b></br> For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name <i>is</i> Holy; I dwell in the high and holy <i>place</i>, with him also <i>that is</i> of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-32.htm">Learned</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-7.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-15.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-17.htm">Learned</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-24.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-26.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-1.htm">Agur's confession of his faith</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-7.htm">The two points of his prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm">The meanest are not to be wronged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm">Four wicked generations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm">Four things insatiable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-24.htm">four things exceeding wise</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-29.htm">Four things stately</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Wrath is to be prevented</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have not learned wisdom</b><br>This phrase reflects a humble acknowledgment of human limitations in understanding divine wisdom. In the biblical context, wisdom is often associated with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The speaker, Agur, recognizes that true wisdom is not merely intellectual but spiritual, rooted in a relationship with God. This humility is echoed in Solomon's request for wisdom in <a href="/1_kings/3-7.htm">1 Kings 3:7-9</a>, where he admits his own inadequacy. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed high value on wisdom literature, yet this statement underscores that human efforts alone cannot attain divine wisdom.<p><b>and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.</b><br>The "Holy One" refers to God, emphasizing His transcendence and holiness. This phrase highlights the speaker's recognition of the vast gap between human understanding and the divine nature. In <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7</a>, Zophar questions whether humans can fathom the mysteries of God, reinforcing this theme. Theologically, this points to the necessity of divine revelation for true knowledge of God, as seen in the New Testament with Jesus Christ, who is described as the ultimate revelation of God (<a href="/john/1-18.htm">John 1:18</a>). The phrase also connects to the prophetic tradition, where knowledge of God is seen as a gift granted by God Himself (<a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/agur.htm">Agur</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/30.htm">Proverbs 30</a>, Agur son of Jakeh, is a figure about whom little is known. His words reflect humility and a deep awareness of human limitations in understanding divine wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_one.htm">The Holy One</a></b><br>This term refers to God, emphasizing His holiness and separateness from human understanding. It underscores the divine nature and the vast gap between human and divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_seeking_wisdom.htm">Humility in Seeking Wisdom</a></b><br>Agur's confession of not having learned wisdom teaches us the importance of humility in our spiritual journey. Recognizing our limitations is the first step toward true wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_divine_knowledge.htm">The Pursuit of Divine Knowledge</a></b><br>While Agur admits to lacking knowledge of the Holy One, it encourages believers to pursue a deeper understanding of God through Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_human_limitations.htm">Acknowledging Human Limitations</a></b><br>This verse reminds us that human wisdom is limited and that true understanding comes from God. It calls us to rely on divine revelation rather than our own intellect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord_as_the_beginning_of_wisdom.htm">The Fear of the Lord as the Beginning of Wisdom</a></b><br>Agur's words echo the biblical theme that the fear of the Lord is foundational to gaining wisdom, urging us to cultivate reverence and awe for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_for_wisdom.htm">Dependence on God for Wisdom</a></b><br>The acknowledgment of lacking wisdom should lead us to depend on God, who grants wisdom generously to those who ask.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_agur_in_the_book_of_proverbs.htm">Who is Agur in the Book of Proverbs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_transgender_kids.htm">What defines a teachable spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_cor_3_19_oppose_biblical_wisdom.htm">Doesn't 1 Corinthians 3:19, by labeling worldly wisdom as foolishness, promote anti-intellectualism and conflict with biblical passages that encourage knowledge?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_19_14_limit_free_will.htm">Proverbs 19:14 credits God alone for providing a prudent spouse--does this diminish human choice or contradict free will elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The knowledge of the holy--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the Holy One, God. (Comp. <a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm" title="The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.">Proverbs 9:10</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I neither learned wisdom.</span> With all my eager longing and striving I did not attain to such wisdom, <span class="cmt_word">that I should have the knowledge of the Holy One</span> (Revised Version margin); <span class="accented">k'doshim</span>, plural of "excellence," like <span class="accented">elohim</span> (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>; <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a> (Hebrew); see note on Proverbs 1:20; and comp. <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:8</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:1</a>). The knowledge of the all holy God was beyond his grasp (<a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7</a>, etc.). Theology is a higher science than metaphysics, and cannot be reached by that ladder. The LXX. gives an affirmative sense to this verse, "God hath taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy (<span class="greek">ἁγίων</span>)." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/30-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">learned</span><br /><span class="heb">לָמַ֥דְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(lā·maḏ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise in, learn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wisdom,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָכְמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāḵ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I have no knowledge</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדַ֖עַת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm">Strong's 1847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Holy One.</span><br /><span class="heb">קְדֹשִׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḏō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/30-3.htm">Proverbs 30:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/30-3.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 30:3 I have not learned wisdom neither do (Prov. 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