Proverbs 30:1-6. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; Without regard to the names mentioned, let us consider an incomplete point of application (incomplete because these two verses continue to a complete thought through 30:6). The wisdom of man takes root when he realizes that without God his wisdom is only temporary and very limited. He gains much, but there is a limitation to what he gains. It is and always will be this way. Wisdom really sets in, however, when he can say, reflecting on it all,
The difference between Temporary and Real…
Proverbs 30:1-6. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; Without regard to the names mentioned, let us consider an incomplete point of application (incomplete because these two verses continue to a complete thought through 30:6). The wisdom of man takes root when he realizes that without God his wisdom is only temporary and very limited. He gains much, but there is a limitation to what he gains. It is and always will be this way. Wisdom really sets in, however, when he can say, reflecting on it all,
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