Proverbs 30:6
Don't add anything to his words, or he will criticize you and you'll be shown to be a liar.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
In Context
5Every word God says has been proved true. He defends everyone who comes to him for protection.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:32Be careful to do everything I order you to do. Don't add or take away anything from these instructions.
Job 13:7Do you think you can tell lies to defend God? Are you talking deceitfully on his behalf?
Revelation 22:18I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book that if anyone adds to them then God will add to them the plagues described in this book.
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 →