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Proverbs 30:5

God's wordProtection and safetyFaithTruth and honesty

3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

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BSB
Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
KJV
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
WEB
“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
ASV
Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
DARBY
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
BLB
Every word of God is refined; He [is] a shield for those taking refuge in Him.
ÅB
Alt Guds ord er rent; han er et skjold for dem som tar sin tilflukt til ham.
OTB
Hvert ord fra Gud er feilfritt; han er et skjold for dem som søker tilflukt hos ham.
B1930
Alt Guds ord er rent; han er et skjold for dem som tar sin tilflukt til ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 18:30

    As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

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  • Psalms 12:6

    The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

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  • James 3:17

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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  • Psalms 84:11

    For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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  • Psalms 3:3

    But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

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  • Psalms 119:140

    Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

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  • Genesis 15:1

    After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

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  • Psalms 91:2

    I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

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