Proverbs 30:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 30:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 30:2 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 30:2 — KJV
“Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.”
— Proverbs 30:2 (KJV)
Proverbs 30:2 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:2
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
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“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. colours: or, pieces”
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“The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:”
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“And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”
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“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
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