Proverbs 30:6
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
- KJV
- Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
- WEB
- Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
- ASV
- Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
- DARBY
- Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
- BLB
- Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
- ÅB
- Legg ikke noe til hans ord, for at han ikke skal straffe deg, og du stå som en løgner!
- OTB
- Legg ikke til hans ord, ellers vil han irettesette deg, og du vil bli funnet som en løgner.
- B1930
- Legg ikke noget til hans ord, forat han ikke skal straffe dig, og du stå som en løgner!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 12:32
See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:2
You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
Read in contextRevelation 22:18–19
I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
Read in contextJob 13:7–9
Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:15
In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
Read in context