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Proverbs 30:6

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Do not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Do not add unto his words, lest he convict thee, and thou be found false.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Put nothing vnto his wordes, least he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Adde thou not vnto his words, lest he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Do not add to his words; lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Add 3254
{3254} Prime
יָסַף
yacaph
{yaw-saf'}
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
thou not x408
(0408) Complement
אַל
'al
{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
unto x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
his words, 1697
{1697} Prime
דָּבָר
dabar
{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
lest x6435
(6435) Complement
פֵּן
pen
{pane}
From H6437; properly removal; used only (in the constructive) adverbially as conjugation lest.
he reprove 3198
{3198} Prime
יכח
yakach
{yaw-kahh'}
A primitive root; to be right (that is, correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to decide, justify or convict.
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
thee, and thou be found a liar. 3576
{3576} Prime
כָּזַב
kazab
{kaw-zab'}
A primitive root; to lie (that is, deceive), literally or figuratively.
z8738
<8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 1429
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Proverbs 30:6

_ _ Add ... words — implying that his sole reliance was on God’s all-sufficient teaching.

_ _ reprove thee — or, “convict thee” — and so the falsehood will appear.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 30:1-6.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Add:

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.
Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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: ... And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.

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Job 13:7-9 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? ... Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock 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.
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Dt 4:2; 12:32. Jb 13:7. 1Co 15:15. Rv 22:18.

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