Proverbs 30:4-14

4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 “Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

Cross References 21

  • 1. Deuteronomy 30:12; Psalms 24:1-2; S Proverbs 8:22-31; John 3:13; Ephesians 4:7-10
  • 2. Psalms 104:3; Isaiah 40:12
  • 3. Job 26:8; Job 38:8-9
  • 4. S Genesis 1:2
  • 5. Revelation 19:12
  • 6. S Psalms 12:6; S Psalms 18:30
  • 7. S Genesis 15:1; Psalms 84:11
  • 8. S Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Revelation 22:18
  • 9. Matthew 6:11
  • 10. Joshua 24:27; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 59:13
  • 11. Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 8:10-14; Hosea 13:6
  • 12. S Deuteronomy 8:12
  • 13. S Proverbs 20:20
  • 14. S Proverbs 16:2; Luke 18:11
  • 15. Jeremiah 2:23,35
  • 16. S 2 Samuel 22:28; S Job 41:34; Psalms 131:1; Proverbs 6:17
  • 17. S Job 4:11; Job 29:17; S Psalms 3:7
  • 18. Psalms 57:4
  • 19. S Job 24:9; Psalms 14:4
  • 20. Amos 8:4; Micah 2:2
  • 21. S Job 19:22
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