Proverbs 30:1

American Standard Version (1901)

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 31:1 : 1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.
  • 2 Pet 1:19-21 : 19 And we have the word of prophecy [made] more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts: 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. 21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

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