Proverbs 30:2

In 10 translations

BSB

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

KJV

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

WEB

“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.

ASV

Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;

LSV

For I am more brutish than anyone, || And do not have the understanding of a man.

YLT

For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.

DBY

Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.

DRC

I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.

GNV

Surely I am more foolish then any man, and haue not the vnderstanding of a man in me.

JPS

Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֤י בַ֣עַר אָנֹכִ֣י מֵאִ֑ישׁ וְלֹֽא־בִינַ֖ת אָדָ֣ם לִֽי׃

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
• Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
• Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
• 1 Corinthians 8:2The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
• Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
• Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
• Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
• 2 Peter 2:12–16These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed. The harm they will…
• Job 42:3–6You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and…
• James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

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