Proverbs 30:5-6

5 Every ¹word of God is tested; He is a ²shield to those who take refuge in Him.

6 ³Do not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved 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.

Proverbs 30:5-6 In-Context

3 Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

4 Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son's name? Surely you know!

5 Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

6 Do not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.

7 Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion,

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 12:6; Psalms 18:30
• 2. Psalms 3:3; Psalms 84:11; Proverbs 2:7
• 3. Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Revelation 22:18