Proverbs 30:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־אִמְּרַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַּ צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לַֽחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Kol-ʾimrat ʾĕlôah ṣerûpâ māgēn hûʾ laḥōsîm bô

Grammar Details

*Kol*: construct state - all/every
*ʾimrat*: construct state, feminine singular - word/saying of
*ʾĕlôah*: masculine singular noun - God
*ṣerûpâ*: qal passive participle, feminine singular - refined/purified/tested
*māgēn*: masculine singular noun - shield
*hûʾ*: third person masculine singular pronoun - he/it
*laḥōsîm*: preposition + qal active participle, masculine plural - to those taking refuge
*bô*: preposition + third person masculine singular suffix - in him

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlôah*: God/deity (singular form, cf. plural Elohim)
*ṣerûpâ*: refined/purified/tested (as metal by fire)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 18:30 : 30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Ps 12:6 : 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give{H8799)} grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold{H8799)} from them that walk{H8802)} uprightly.
Ps 3:3 : 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Ps 19:8 : 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Ps 91:2 : 2 I will say{H8799)} of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust{H8799)}.
Ps 115:9-9 : 9 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Ps 119:140 : 140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Ps 144:2 : 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Rom 7:12 : 12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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