5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6Do 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.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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Verse 5
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Everyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwordאִמְרַ֣תH565Noun - feminine singular constructof Godאֱל֣וֹהַּH433Noun - masculine singularis flawlessצְרוּפָ֑הH6884Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularHeה֝֗וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a shieldמָגֵ֥ןH4043Noun - common singularto those who take refugeלַֽחֹסִ֥יםH2620Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralin Himבּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 6
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Do notאַל־H408Adverbaddתּ֥וֹסְףְּH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singulartoעַל־H5921PrepositionHis wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוH1697Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularlestפֶּן־H6435ConjunctionHe rebukeיוֹכִ֖יחַH3198Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularyouבְּךָ֣Preposition | second person masculine singularand prove you a liarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃פH3576Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular