Text -- Proverbs 30:32 (NET)

30:32 If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 30:32

¹ tn The construction has the בְּ (bet) preposition with the Hitpael infinitive construct, forming a temporal clause. This clause explains the way in which the person has acted foolishly.

² tn Heb “hand to mouth.” This express means “put your hand to your mouth” (e.g., Job 40:4, 5); cf. NIV “clap your hand over.”