Proverbs 30:5

For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 gathered the winds in his * bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?

6Add not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be made a liar.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

Psalms 3:3Many say concerning my soul, 1 There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause. 1

Psalms 19:8Some glory in chariots, and some in horses: 1 But we will glory in the name of the Lord our God. 1

Psalms 91:2It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, 1 And to sing praises to thy name, O thou Most High; 1

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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