words of Agur

biblical literature

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Proverbs

  • Gutenberg Bible
    In biblical literature: Proverbs

    The “words of Agur” (30:1–14) differs sharply in spirit and substance from the rest of Proverbs; it has much closer affinities with the Book of Job, stressing the inaccessibility of wisdom. There is no internal evidence, such as a continuous theme, to show that these 14 verses are…

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