Proverbs 30:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תּ֥וֹסְףְּ עַל־דְּבָרָ֑יו פֶּן־יוֹכִ֖יחַ בְּךָ֣ וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פ

Transliteration

ʾal-tôsep ʿal-debārāyw pen-yôkîaḥ bekā weniḵzābtā

Grammar Details

*ʾal*: negative particle for prohibitions - do not
*tôsep*: hiphil imperfect, second masculine singular jussive - add
*ʿal*: preposition - to/upon
*debārāyw*: masculine plural noun + third person masculine singular suffix - his words
*pen*: conjunction - lest
*yôkîaḥ*: hiphil imperfect, third masculine singular - he will reprove/rebuke
*bekā*: preposition + second person masculine singular suffix - in you
*weniḵzābtā*: conjunction + niphal perfect, second masculine singular - and you will be proven a liar

Word Meanings

*yôkîaḥ*: reprove/rebuke/correct/prove wrong/argue with
*weniḵzābtā*: and you will be proven a liar/shown to be false

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:2 : 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.
Deut 12:32 : 32 What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Rev 22:18-19 : 18 {G1063} I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: 19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
Job 13:7-9 : 7 Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?
1 Cor 15:15 : 15 Yea, {G2532} we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

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