Who wrote this book? Some of the book of Proverbs is attributed to “Solomon the son of David, the king of Israel” (see Proverbs 1:1; 10:1; 25:1; see also 1 Kings 4:32; Guide to the Scriptures, “Proverb—the book of Proverbs”; scriptures.lds.org).

Why did Solomon write Proverbs?

They are traditionally attributed to him as he was the King of Israel and was expected to give advice to his people. The collections were written over more than his lifetime.

Who is the author of Proverbs 30?

Agur ben Jakeh (Hebrew: אגור בן יקה‎) was an Arab sage and compiler of a collection of proverbs found in Proverbs 30, which is sometimes known as the Book of Agur or Sayings of Agur. He probably lived in the 3rd-century BC.