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Proverbs 30:32–33

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32If you have been foolish by exalting yourself

or if you’ve been scheming,

put your hand over your mouth.r

33For the churning of milk produces butter,

and twisting a nose draws blood,

and stirring up anger produces strife.s

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Cross references

  1. rJb 21:5; Mc 7:16
  2. sPr 10:12; 29:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,

or if you have been devising evil,

put your hand on your mouth.

For pressing milk produces curds,

pressing the nose produces blood,

and pressing anger produces strife.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“If you play the fool and exalt yourself,

or if you plan evil,

clap your hand over your mouth!

For as churning cream produces butter,

and as twisting the nose produces blood,

so stirring up anger produces strife.”

NLTNew Living Translation

If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,

cover your mouth in shame.

As the beating of cream yields butter

and striking the nose causes bleeding,

so stirring up anger causes quarrels.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself,

and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.

For pressing milk produces curd,

and pressing the nose produces blood,

so pressing anger produces strife.

KJV 1900King James Version

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,

Or if thou hast thought evil,

Lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

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.