This phrase:
“... lest ye reprove thee ...” (from Proverbs 30:6)
... exists in no English language version that I can find. Nor does the Hebrew support such a nonsensical translation. The “ye” should be a “he.” Which leaves two possibilities:
1. You miscopied it from a correct version, or
2. The version you copied it from was misprinted
Of the two, the first is easier to believe than the second.
Having said that, this little subplot does nothing to advance the understanding about the authority of Scripture over competitors for that role. The idea embodied in “Sola Scriptura” has much deeper roots than the Reformation, though, like so many Christian doctrines, it needed a good crisis to foster a more complete articulation.
Peace,
SR
Yeah, I was off a letter. I’m no transcriber. So which of us does God condemn? Me for a honest transcription error or the Samaritan for willfully ignoring the text altogether? or both?