6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Other Translations of Proverbs 30:6

King James Version

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

English Standard Version

6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

The Message

6 So don't second-guess him; he might take you to task and show up your lies."

New King James Version

6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

New Living Translation

6 Do not add to his words, or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 30:6

Commentary on Proverbs 30:1-6

(Read Proverbs 30:1-6)

Agur speaks of himself as wanting a righteousness, and having done very foolishly. And it becomes us all to have low thoughts of ourselves. He speaks of himself as wanting revelation to guide him in the ways of truth and wisdom. The more enlightened people are, the more they lament their ignorance; the more they pray for clearer, still clearer discoveries of God, and his rich grace in Christ Jesus. In ver.