Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.Proverbs 30:6
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)
אַל־תּ֥וֹסְףְּ עַל־דְּבָרָ֑יו פֶּן־יוֹכִ֖יחַ בְּךָ֣ וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פ
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תּ֥וֹסְףְּTosp“you add”Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָסַף · “add” · Strong's H3254H
- עַל־'al-“to”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- דְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.Rav“words his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- פֶּן־pen-“lest”Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
- יוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.ach“he should rebuke”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכַח · “to rebuke” · Strong's H3198
- בְּךָ֣be.Kha“<in> you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.ta“and you will be proved a liar”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּזַב · “to lie” · Strong's H3576
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)