# Proverbs 30.32

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 30. The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any; 31. The greyhound; The he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
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> **32. If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.**
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> 33. For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. (Proverbs 30:30-33, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 30. The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any; 31. the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
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> **32. “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.**
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> 33. For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood; so the forcing of wrath produces strife.” (Proverbs 30:30-33, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 30. A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 31. A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. <sup>greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins</sup>
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> **32. If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.**
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> 33. Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. (Proverbs 30:30-33, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 30. An old lion, mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any, 31. A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king, no rising up with him.
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> **32. If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil, hand to mouth!**
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> 33. For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife! (Proverbs 30:30-33, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.