Proverbs 30:5-6

5 ¹Every word of God proves true; he is ²a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6 ³Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

Proverbs 30:5-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 17

This chapter begins with a prophecy of Elijah, that there should be want of rain for some years to come, and he is directed to go first to the brook Cherith, where he should be fed by ravens, 1Ki 17:1-7, and afterwards he is sent to a widow at Zarephath, where he, she, and her son, were supported for a considerable time with a handful of meal, and a little oil in a cruse miraculously increased, 1Ki 17:8-16, whose son falling sick and dying, he restored to life, 1Ki 17:17-24.

Cross References

• 1. 30:5 Ps. 12:6; 18:30
• 2. 30:5 See Ps. 3:3
• 3. 30:6 Deut. 4:2; 12:32; [Rev. 22:18]