Proverbs 30:32
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New International Version (©1984)
"If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth!

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
If you have been foolish in exalting yourself Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If you are such a godless fool as to honor yourself, or if you scheme, you had better put your hand over your mouth.

King James Bible
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

American King James Version
If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, lay your hand on your mouth.

American Standard Version
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

Bible in Basic English
If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is that hath appeared a fool after he was lifted up on high: for if he had understood, he would have laid his hand upon his mouth.

Darby Bible Translation
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay the hand upon thy mouth.

English Revised Version
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

World English Bible
"If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!

Geneva Study Bible

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.

Wesley's Notes

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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

32. As none can hope, successfully, to resist such a king, suppress even the thought of an attempt.

lay . hand upon thy mouth-"lay" is well supplied (Jud 18:19; Job 29:9; 40:4).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


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)

Clap Designs Devices Devised Devising Evil Exalted Exalting Fool Foolish Foolishly Hand Lifting Mouth Planned Played Plotted Thought Thyself


If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

thou hast done 26:12 Ec 8:3

lay 17:28 Job 21:5 40:4 Ec 8:4 Mic 7:16,17 Ro 3:19

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