Proverbs 30:2

The Passion Translation

God, I’m so weary and worn out, I feel more like a beast than a man. I was made in your image, but I lack understanding.

Cross References

Psalm 49:10

The brightest and best, along with the foolish and senseless, God sees that they all will die one day, leaving their houses and wealth to others. Even though they name streets and lands after themselves, hoping to have their memory endure beyond the grave, becoming legends in their own minds, their home address is now the cemetery!

Psalm 73:22

I was so stupid. I was senseless and ignorant, acting like a brute beast before you, Lord.

Psalm 92:6

Such amazing mysteries are found within every miracle that nearly everyone seems to miss. Those with no discernment can never really discover the deep and glorious secrets hidden in your ways.

Proverbs 12:1

To learn the truth you must long to be teachable, or you can despise correction and remain ignorant.

Proverbs 30:1

These are the collected sayings of the prophet Agur, Jakeh’s son — the amazing revelation he imparted to Ithiel and Ukal.

Proverbs 5:12

And then finally you’ll admit that you were wrong and say, “If only I had listened to wisdom’s voice and not stubbornly demanded my own way, because my heart hated to be told what to do!

Isaiah 6:5

Then I stammered and said, “Woe is me! I’m destroyed —doomed as a sinful man! For my words are tainted and I live among people who talk the same way. King Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies—my eyes have gazed upon him!”

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is ignorant, knowing nothing. Every craftsman is shamed by the idols they make since their idols are nothing but lifeless lies.

Romans 11:25

My beloved brothers and sisters, I want to share with you a mystery concerning Israel’s future. For understanding this mystery will keep you from thinking you already know everything. A partial and temporary hardening to the gospel has come over Israel, which will last until the full number of non-Jews has come into God’s family.

1 Corinthians 3:18

So why fool yourself and live under an illusion? Make no mistake about it, if anyone thinks he is wise by the world’s standards, he will be made wiser by being a fool for God!

1 Corinthians 8:2

If anyone thinks of himself as a know-it-all, he still has a lot to learn.

James 1:5

And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it! He won’t see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but he will overwhelm your failures with his generous grace.