Proverbs 30:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him. [Ps. 18:30; 84:11; 115:9-11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

Common English Bible

⁵ All God’s words are tried and true; a shield for those who take refuge in him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Every word of God is fire-tested. He is a bronze shield to those who hope in him.

Proverbs 30:5 Cross References

Psalm 18:30

This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 12:6

The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.

Psalm 3:3

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Psalm 119:140

Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.

Psalm 91:2

will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

Romans 7:12

So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.

Psalm 144:2

my rock and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues the peoples under me.

Psalm 19:8

the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes;

2 Samuel 22:31

This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Proverbs 2:7

he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,

Psalm 18:31

For who is God except the Lord? And who is a rock besides our God?

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.