Holman Christian Standard Bible

Proverbs 30:5-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5. Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

6. Don’t add to His words, or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

7. Two things I ask of You;don’t deny them to me before I die:

8. Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.Give me neither poverty nor wealth;feed me with the food I need.

9. Otherwise, I might have too much and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord? ” or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.

10. Don’t slander a servant to his masteror he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

11. There is a generation that curses its fatherand does not bless its mother.

12. There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filth.

13. There is a generation — how haughty its eyesand pretentious its looks.

14. There is a generation whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, devouring the oppressed from the land and the needy from among mankind.