Proverbs 30:5
Every saying of God [is] tried, || He [is] a shield to those trusting in Him.
Literal Standard Version
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
6Do not add to His words, lest He reason with you, || And you have been found false.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great.”
Psalms 3:3And You, O YHWH, [are] a shield for me, || My glory, and lifter up of my head.
Psalms 18:30God—perfect [is] His way, || The saying of YHWH is tried, || He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
Psalms 19:8The precepts of YHWH [are] upright, || Rejoicing the heart, || The command of YHWH [is] pure, enlightening the eyes,
Psalms 91:2He is saying of YHWH, “My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,”
Psalms 119:140Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, || And Your servant has loved it.
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 →