{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/30","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T11:42:04.282Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":30,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":29,"nextChapter":31,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":33},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, <i>even</i> the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Surely I <i>am</i> more brutish than <i>any</i> man, and have not the understanding of a man."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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 <i>is</i> his name, and what <i>is</i> his son's name, if thou canst tell?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Every word of God <i>is</i> pure: he <i>is</i> a shield unto them that put their trust in him."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Two <i>things</i> have I required of thee; deny me <i>them</i> not before I die:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Lest I be full, and deny <i>thee</i>, and say, Who <i>is</i> the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God <i>in vain</i>."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"<i>There is</i> a generation <i>that</i> curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"<i>There is</i> a generation <i>that are</i> pure in their own eyes, and <i>yet</i> is not washed from their filthiness."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"<i>There is</i> a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"<i>There is</i> a generation, whose teeth <i>are as</i> swords, and their jaw teeth <i>as</i> knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from <i>among</i> men."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The horseleach hath two daughters, <i>crying</i>, Give, give. There are three <i>things that</i> are never satisfied, <i>yea</i>, four <i>things</i> say not, <i>It is</i> enough:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The grave; and the barren womb; the earth <i>that</i> is not filled with water; and the fire <i>that</i> saith not, <i>It is</i> enough."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The eye <i>that</i> mocketh at <i>his</i> father, and despiseth to obey <i>his</i> mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"There be three <i>things which</i> are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Such <i>is</i> the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"For three <i>things</i> the earth is disquieted, and for four <i>which</i> it cannot bear:"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"For an odious <i>woman</i> when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"There be four <i>things which are</i> little upon the earth, but they <i>are</i> exceeding wise:"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The ants <i>are</i> a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"The conies <i>are but</i> a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"There be three <i>things</i> which go well, yea, four are comely in going:"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"A lion <i>which is</i> strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom <i>there is</i> no rising up."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, <i>lay</i> thine hand upon thy mouth."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 30 (KJV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 30](https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/30)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/30 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}