Proverbs 30:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Surelyכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I am more 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
stupidבַ֣עַר
(va·'ar)
1198: brutishnessfrom baar
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
any man,מֵאִ֑ישׁ
(me·'ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
And I do not have the understandingבִינַ֖ת
(vi·nat)
998: an understandingfrom bin
of a man.אָדָ֣ם
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Surely I am more brutish
ba`ar  (bah'-ar)
foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid -- brutish (person), foolish.
than any man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and have not the understanding
biynah  (bee-naw')
understanding -- knowledge, meaning, perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
of a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am more stupid than any other man, and I lack man's ability to understand.

International Standard Version
Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man; I do not perceive things the way human beings do.

NET Bible
Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because my thoughts are deficient and I do not have the understanding of the children of men,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I'm more [like] a dumb animal than a human being. I don't [even] have human understanding.

King James 2000 Bible
Surely I am more senseless than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
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