King James Version
Proverbs 30:5 in the King James Version says “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. pure: Heb. purified” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. pure: Heb. purified”
Proverbs 30:5 · KJV
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. have: Heb. know
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. pure: Heb. purified
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: deny: Heb. withhold not from me
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“he is a shield”
H4043a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“unto them that put their trust”
H2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
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