Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him. Is fire tried... That is, most pure, like gold purified by fire.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

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 hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? who hath held the wind in his hands? who hath bound up the waters together as in a garment? who hath raised up all the borders of the earth? what is his name, and what is the name of his son, if thou knowest?

6Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar:

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.

Psalms 3:3Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

Psalms 19:8Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord, our God.

Psalms 91:2It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.

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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