5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 30:5-6
The Sayings of Agur: Humility, the Word of God, Contentment, Wonder, and the Limits of Human Wisdom
The chapter moves from Agur's confession of human limitation, to confidence in God's flawless word, to prayer for truth and contentment, to warnings about arrogance, greed, and dishonor, to wonder at creation and the mystery of hidden ways, to social disorder, to wisdom learned from small creatures, and finally to restraint against self-exaltation and anger.
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Verse 5
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Original words
Every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct word אִמְרַ֣ת H565 Noun - feminine singular construct of God אֱל֣וֹהַּ H433 Noun - masculine singular is flawless צְרוּפָ֑ה H6884 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular He ה֝֗וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a shield מָגֵ֥ן H4043 Noun - common singular to those who take refuge לַֽחֹסִ֥ים H2620 Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural in Him בּֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 6
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Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb add תּ֥וֹסְףְּ H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular to עַל־ H5921 Preposition His words דְּבָרָ֑יו H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular lest פֶּן־ H6435 Conjunction He rebuke יוֹכִ֖יחַ H3198 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular you בְּךָ֣ Preposition | second person masculine singular and prove you a liar וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃פ H3576 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular