| Proverbs 30:32 Parallel Translations |  |
|
| NASB: | If you have been foolish in exalting yourself Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | If you are such a godless fool as to honor yourself, or if you scheme, you had better put your hand over your mouth.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. |
| ASV: | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth. |
| BBE: | If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth. |
| DBY: | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay the hand upon thy mouth. |
| ERV: | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. |
| JPS: | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. |
| WBS: | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. |
| WEB: | "If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth. |
| YLT: | If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth! |
| Proverbs 30:32 Cross References |
| XREF: | Job 21:5 "Look at me, and be astonished, And put your hand over your mouth.
Job 40:4 "Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
Micah 7:16 Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thy hand {p} upon thy mouth.
(p) Make a stay and continue not in doing evil. |
| WES: | 30:32 Thought - Designed any injury against thy neighbour. Lay thine hand - Do not open thy mouth to excuse it, but repent of it, and do so no more. |
| MHC: | 30:24-28. Four things that are little, are yet to be admired. There are those who are poor in the world, and of small account, yet wise for their souls and another world. 29-33. We may learn from animals to go well; also to keep our temper under all provocations. We must keep the evil thought in our minds from breaking out into evil speeches. We must not stir up the passions of others. Let nothing be said or done with violence, but every thing with softness and calmness. Alas, how often have we done foolishly in rising up against the Lord our King! Let us humble ourselves before him. And having found peace with Him, let us follow peace with all men. |
| CONC: | Clap Designs Devices Devised Devising Evil Exalted Exalting Fool Foolish Foolishly Hast Lay Lifting Mouth Planned Played Plotted Thyself |
| PREV: | Clap Designs Devices Devised Devising Evil Exalted Exalting Fool Foolish Foolishly Hand Lifting Mouth Planned Played Plotted Thought Thyself |
| NEXT: | Clap Designs Devices Devised Devising Evil Exalted Exalting Fool Foolish Foolishly Hand Lifting Mouth Planned Played Plotted Thought Thyself |
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. | | Online Parallel Bible |