Proverbs 30:32

New International Reader's Version

“Do you do foolish things? Do you think you are better than others? Do you plan evil? If you do, put your hand over your mouth and stop talking!

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Look at me and be shocked. Put your hand over your mouth and stop talking!

“I’m not worthy. How can I reply to you? I’m putting my hand over my mouth. I’ll stop talking.

We think even foolish people are wise if they keep silent. We think they understand what is right if they control their tongues.

Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.

The second is a rooster, which walks proudly. The third is a billy goat. And the fourth is a king, who is secure against any who might oppose him.

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.