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Proverbs 30:6

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

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תּ֥וֹסְףְּtosepeaddיָסַףverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “add”, a wish or indirect commandH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דְּבָרָ֑יוdevarayvcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יוֹכִ֖יחַyokhichaargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “argue”, an unfinished actionH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.בְּךָ֣bekhainבְּךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּvenikhzavetaand lieכָּזַבconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and lie”, a completed action in a sequenceH3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figurativelyfail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

World English Bible

Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved, and found a liar:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)