Proverbs 30:8
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- KJV
- Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
- WEB
- Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
- ASV
- Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
- DARBY
- Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
- BLB
- Put vanity and the word of a lie far away from me; do not give poverty or wealth to me; provide me the bread of my portion,
- ÅB
- La falskhet og løgnens ord være langt borte fra meg! Gi meg ikke armod og heller ikke rikdom! La meg spise mitt tilmålte brød,
- OTB
- Hold falskhet og svik langt fra meg; gi meg verken fattigdom eller rikdom, men gi meg min tildelte del.
- B1930
- La falskhet og løgnens ord være langt borte fra mig! Gi mig ikke armod og heller ikke rikdom! La mig ete mitt tilmålte brød,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 6:6–8
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Read in contextPsalms 62:9–10
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Read in contextPsalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Read in contextMatthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Read in contextLuke 11:3
Give us day by day our daily bread.
Read in contextPsalms 119:29
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Read in contextJob 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Read in contextProverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
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