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Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Proverbs 30:5
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Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Explanation

"Flawless" pictures metal refined in fire until it is pure. God's words can be fully trusted, and so can He.

Original language
  • אִמְרַ֣ת ('im.Rat): word
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, construct · Strong's H0565A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Word.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 30:5, word 2

  • צְרוּפָ֑ה (tze.ru.Fah): to refine
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H6884 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Refined, tested.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 30:5, word 4

  • מָגֵ֥ן (ma.Gen): shield
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H4043 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Shield.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 30:5, word 5

  • לַֽחֹסִ֥ים (la.cho.Sim): to seek refuge
    Hebrew · Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · Strong's H2620 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Those who take refuge.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Proverbs 30:5, word 7

Cross-references
  • Psalm 18:30 · Same theme

    The word of the LORD is flawless.

  • Proverbs 30:6 · Surrounding passage

    Do not add to His words.

  • Psalm 12:6 · Same theme

    The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כָּל־אִמְרַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַּ צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לַֽחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃

  1. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. אִמְרַ֣ת'im.Rat“word of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אִמְרָה · “word” · Strong's H0565A
  3. אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ah“God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱלֹהַּ · “god” · Strong's H0433
  4. צְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.Fah“[is] refined”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from צָרַף · “to refine” · Strong's H6884
  5. מָגֵ֥ןma.Gen“[is] a shield”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָגֵן · “shield” · Strong's H4043
  6. ה֝֗וּאHu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. לַֽחֹסִ֥יםla.cho.Sim“for <the> [those who] take refuge”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָסָה · “to seek refuge” · Strong's H2620
  8. בּֽוֹ׃bo“in him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)