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Proverbs 30:32
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If you have been foolish by exalting yourselfor if you’ve been scheming,put your hand over your mouth.
"If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, Put your hand over your mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.
If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.
"If you have been foolish and proud, or if you have planned evil, shut your mouth.
If you have foolishly exalted yourself, Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.
"If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, Put your hand over your mouth.
If thou hast bene foolish in lifting thy selfe vp, and if thou hast thought wickedly, lay thine hand vpon thy mouth.
If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,Or if you have schemed evil, put your hand on your mouth.
If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
If you are foolishly bragging or planning something evil, then stop it now!
If you have been boorish, exalting yourself, or if you have been scheming, lay your hand on your mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
Covet not that you may not be reproached; do not feed yourself by things acquired wrongfully.
If you have been foolish enough to be arrogant and plan evil, stop and think!
If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
If you have been foolish in lifting yourself up, or if you have thought evil, lay your hand on your mouth!
Yf thou be so foolish to magnifie yi self, or medlest wt eny soch thinge, the laye thine hade vpon yi mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting vp thy selfe, or if thou hast thought euill, lay thine hand vpon thy mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly when thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle, then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
He that apperith a fool, aftir that he is reisid an hiy; for if he hadde vndurstonde, he hadde sett hond on his mouth.
If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, [Lay] your hand on your mouth.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!
If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.
If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, cover your mouth in shame.
If you have been foolish in honoring yourself, or if you have planned wrong-doing, put your hand on your mouth.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.
If thou hast acted basely by lifting thyself up, - if thou hast plotted evil, put thy hand to thy mouth!
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.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.
If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!
If you're dumb enough to call attention to yourself by offending people and making rude gestures, Don't be surprised if someone bloodies your nose. Churned milk turns into butter; riled emotions turn into fist fights.
If you have been foolish in exalting yourself Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thou hast done: Proverbs 26:12, Ecclesiastes 8:3
lay: Proverbs 17:28, Job 21:5, Job 40:4, Ecclesiastes 8:4, Micah 7:16, Micah 7:17, Romans 3:19
Reciprocal: Numbers 12:11 - lay not Judges 18:19 - lay thine 1 Kings 11:27 - lifted up Job 29:9 - laid
Cross-References
But that day Laban hid all the male goats that had spots. And he hid all the female goats that had spots on them. He also hid all the black sheep. Laban told his sons to watch these sheep.
"At one time Laban said, ‘You can keep all the goats with spots. This will be your pay.' After he said this, all the animals gave birth to spotted goats, so they were all mine. But then Laban said, ‘I will keep the spotted goats. You can have all the striped goats. That will be your pay.' After he said this, all the animals gave birth to striped goats.
"I had a dream during the time when the animals were mating. I saw that the only male goats that were mating were the ones with stripes and spots.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,.... Against a king, against whom there is no rising up; by speaking evil of him, or rebelling against him; which is acting a foolish part, since it brings a man into troubles and difficulties inextricable; or by self-commendation, which is the height of folly, and the fruit of pride; or carried it in such a haughty and overbearing manner to others, as to provoke to wrath and anger;
or if thou hast thought evil; purposed and designed it, and contrived the scheme of doing it, though not yet put in execution; though folly is not actually committed, yet since the thought of it is rain, care should be taken to prevent it;
[lay] thine hand upon thy mouth: think again before the thing resolved on is done; as studious and thoughtful men put their hand to their mouth, when they are deeply considering any affair before them: or put a stop to the design, let it go no further; what has been thought of in the mind, let it never come out of the mouth, nor be carried into execution; stifle it in the first motion: or if this respects a foolish action done, as it also may, since it stands connected with both clauses, then the sense is, be silent; do not pretend to deny the action, nor to excuse it; nor to say one word in the defence of it; nor to lay the blame upon others; and much less to calumniate and reproach such who faithfully reprove for it; take shame to thyself in silence, and repent of the iniquity done. Aben Ezra thinks these words are said to Ithiel and Ucal; but rather, to any and everyone, to all that should hear and read these proverbs. The Targum is,
"do not lift up thyself, lest thou be foolish; and do not stretch out thine hand to thy mouth.''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lay thine hand upon thy mouth - The act expresses the silence of humiliation and repentance after the sin has been committed, and that of self-restraint, which checks the haughty or malignant thought before it has passed even into words.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 30:32. If thou hast done foolishly — And who has not, at one time or other of his life?
Lay thine hand upon thy mouth. — Like the leper; and cry to God, Unclean! unclean! and keep silence to all besides. God will blot out thy offence, and neither the world nor the Church ever know it, for he is merciful; and man is rarely able to pass by a sin committed by his fellows, especially if it be one to which himself is by nature not liable or inclined.
