Proverbs 30:32
If you have been foolish in lifting yourself up, || And if you have devised evil—hand to mouth!
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
31A girt one of the loins, || Also a male goat, || And a king—troops with him.
Cross References
Job 40:4“Behold, I have been vile, || What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
Proverbs 26:12You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, || More hope of a fool than of him!
Micah 7:16Nations see, and they are ashamed of all their might, || They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:30-33
Four Things Majestic and Stately. 29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth… Read the whole commentary →