Proverbs 30:6

Proverbs 30:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

Context of Proverbs 30:6

4“Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has set up the earth from one end to the other? What is his name or the name of his son? Certainly, you must know! 5“All of God’s word has proven to be true. He is a shield to those who come to him for protection. Do not add to his words, or he will reprimand you, and you will be found to be a liar. 7“I’ve asked you for two things. Don’t keep them from me before I die: 8Keep vanity and lies far away from me. Don’t give me either poverty or riches. Feed me ⌞only⌟ the food I need,

Proverbs 30:6 word by word

אַל־תּ֥וֹסְףְּ עַל־דְּבָרָ֑יו פֶּן־יוֹכִ֖יחַ בְּךָ֣ וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• thou not unto his wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• lest he reproveיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• thee, and thou be found a liarכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:6

• Deuteronomy 4:2Never add anything to what I command you, or take anything away from it. Then you will be able to obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.
• Deuteronomy 12:32Be sure to do everything I command you. Never add anything to it or take anything away from it.
• Revelation 22:18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to this, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book.
• Job 13:7“Will you talk wickedly for God and talk deceitfully on his behalf?
• 1 Corinthians 15:15In addition, we are obviously witnesses who lied about God because we testified that he brought Christ back to life. But if it’s true that the dead don’t come back to life, then God didn’t bring Christ back to life.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Add not thou unto his words - You can no more increase their value by any addition, than you can that of gold by adding any other metal to it. Take care that you do not any thing that this word forbids, nor leave undone any thing that it commands: for this is adding and diminishing in Scripture phrase. Lest he reprove thee - Lest he try thy word by fire, as his has been tried; and it appear that, far from abiding the test, the fire shows thine to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Men are not to mingle revealed truth with their own imaginations and traditions. In speculating on the unseen, the risk of error is indefinitely great, and that error God reproves by manifesting its falsehoods.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. 66. Add ... words--implying that his sole reliance was on God's all-sufficient teaching. reprove thee--or, "convict thee"--and so the falsehood will appear.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 30:6

• Word of God

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• Proverbs, the Book of
• Zoology

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