Proverbs 30:32

New Catholic Bible

³²If you have been foolish enough to exalt yourself^[a]
or if you have devised evil,
put your hand over your mouth.

Proverbs 30:32 Exalt yourself: see condemnation of pride in Prov 8:13; 11:2; 16:18. Devised evil: see Prov 6:14; 16:27. Put your hand over your mouth: i.e., cease your plotting (see Job 21:5; 40:4).

Proverbs 30:32

New International Version

³²“If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!^(A)

³²If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

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