Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 30:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Every word of God {is} pure: he {is} a shield unto them that put their trust in him. {pure: Heb. purified}”
Proverbs 30:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. {have: Heb. know}
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 tell?
Every word of God {is} pure: he {is} a shield unto them that put their trust in him. {pure: Heb. purified}
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two {things} have I required of thee; deny me {them} not before I die: {deny...: Heb. withhold not from me}
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