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Proverbs 30:32 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Proverbs 30:32 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 30 verse 32 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.”
Proverbs 30:32 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 30:32
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself (אִם־נָבַלְתָּ בְהִתְנַשֵּׂא, im-navalta vehitnasse)—אִם (im, 'if') introduces a conditional. נָבַל (naval, 'to be foolish, to act as a fool') combined with הִתְנַשֵּׂא (hitnasse, 'to lift oneself up, exalt oneself') describes self-exaltation—the root of so much folly. Pride precedes destruction (Proverbs 16:18).Or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth (וְאִם־זַמּוֹתָ יָד לְפֶה, ve'im-zammota yad lefeh)—or if זָמַם (zamam, 'to plan, devise, scheme') evil, place יָד (yad, 'hand') upon פֶּה (peh, 'mouth'). The remedy for pridef...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:32
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“and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.”
“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”
“it speaks to those who are under the law”
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth”
“for he does whatever pleases him”
“when he keeps silent”