Proverbs
Proverbs 30:6
6Do not add to His words,
lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| add | תּ֥וֹסְףְּ | tō·wsp | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| His words | דְּבָרָ֑יו | də·ḇā·rāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| lest | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| He rebuke | יוֹכִ֖יחַ | yō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| you | בְּךָ֣ | bə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and prove you a liar | וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃פ | wə·niḵ·zā·ḇə·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3576 lie, be a liar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 12:32 · Deuteronomy 4:2 · Revelation 22:18–19 · Job 13:7–9 · 1 Corinthians 15:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.