Proverbs 30:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 30:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 30:6 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 30:6 — KJV
“Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”
— Proverbs 30:6 (KJV)
Proverbs 30:6 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:6
“Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:6: words, lest, found
“It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. left: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:6: words, reprove, found
“Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. images: or, teraphim”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:6: words, found, liar
“It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. left: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:6: words, reprove, found
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:6: lest, found
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