Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

6Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

Psalms 3:3\3:2\Unnumbered are those who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. (Selah.)

Psalms 18:30\18:29\By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.

Psalms 19:8\19:7\The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

Psalms 91:2Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

Psalms 119:140Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:2-7

The Words of Agur. 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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