American Standard Version
Proverbs 30:5
5Every word of God is tried:He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
Proverbs 30:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
- New International Version (NIV)“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
Context of Proverbs 30:5
3And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One. 4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest? Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him. 6Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7Two things have I asked of thee; Deny methemnot before I die:
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כָּל־אִמְרַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַּ צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לַֽחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 30:5
- Psalms 12:6The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.
- Psalms 18:30As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
- Psalms 19:8The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalms 119:140Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.
- Romans 7:12So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
- James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- Psalms 84:11For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
- Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
- Psalms 144:2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Commentaries on Proverbs 30:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every word of God is pure - צרופה אלוה אמרת כל col imrath eloah tseruphah, "Every oracle of God is purified." A metaphor taken from the purifying of metals. Every thing that God has pronounced, every inspiration which the prophets have received, is pure, without mixture of error, without dross. Whatever trials it may be exposed to, it is always like gold: it bears the fire, and comes out with the same lustre, the same purity, and the same weight. He is a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Out of this consciousness of the impotence of all man‘s efforts after the knowledge of God rises the sense of the preciousness of every living word that God has Himself revealed, whether through “the Law and the prophets” or through “wise men and scribes.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Unlike Agur's lack of knowledge and power, God's strength and wisdom are evident (compare Psalm 18:30). This is encouraging to Agur, as he knows God protects everyone who seeks Him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Psa 12:6; 119:140).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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