Proverbs 30:6 · KJV
“Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”
— Proverbs 30:6
Every word of God {is} pure: he {is} a shield unto them that put their trust in him. {pure: Heb. purified}
Two {things} have I required of thee; deny me {them} not before I die: {deny...: Heb. withhold not from me}
Proverbs 30 — Context
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?
5Every word of God {is} pure: he {is} a shield unto them that put their trust in him. {pure: Heb. purified}
6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7Two {things} have I required of thee; deny me {them} not before I die: {deny...: Heb. withhold not from me}
8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: {convenient...: Heb. of my allowance}
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Deuteronomy 4:2
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish {ought} from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Revelation 22:18-19
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Job 13:7-9
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
1 Corinthians 15:15
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.