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Proverbs 30:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 30 · verse 5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.Proverbs 30:5 · King James Version
What Proverbs 30:5 means
Every word of God is pure — the picture behind that word is metal refined until nothing false is left in it. Then comes the practical half: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. The shield isn't the book sitting on a shelf. It's God himself, to people who actually trust him.
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Proverbs 30:5 in context
3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4Who 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.
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:
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Key words (Strong's)
- shieldmâgêna shieldH4043 →
- wordʼimrâh{something said}H565 →
- puretsâraphto fuseH6884 →
- Godʼĕlôwahha deity or the DeityH433 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6