Proverbs 30:7

Proverbs 30:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
• New International Version (NIV)“Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die):

Context of Proverbs 30:7

5Everything that God says is completely true. If you trust him, he will protect you like a soldier's shield. 6Do not add anything to what God has said. If you do that, he will warn you. He will show that you are someone who tells lies. God, I ask you to do two things for me. Please do them before I die: 8Do not let me ever deceive people with lies. Do not let me be too rich or too poor. Give me only as much food as I need each day. 9If I have more than enough, I might say that I do not know you. I might say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ But if I am poor, I might rob people. That would insult my God's good name.

Proverbs 30:7 word by word

שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאִתָּ֑ךְ אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי בְּטֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• have I requiredשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• of thee; denyמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• not before I dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:7

• 1 Kings 3:5One night in Gibeon, the Lord showed himself to Solomon in a dream. God said, ‘Ask me to give you whatever you want.’
• 2 Kings 2:9After they had crossed the river, Elijah said to Elisha, ‘The Lord will soon take me away from you. What do you want me to do for you before that happens?’ Elisha replied, ‘Please let me have twice as much of your spirit.’
• Psalms 27:4There is one thing that I have asked the Lord to do for me. This is the one thing that I really want: I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life. Then I will clearly see the Lord's beauty. I will pray to him in his temple.
• Luke 10:42But only one thing is really important. That is what Mary has chosen to do. Nobody will take it away from her.’
• Psalms 21:2You have given to him all the things that he really wanted. When he asked for them, you have not refused to give them to him. Selah.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Two things have I required of thee - These two petitions are mentioned in the next verse; and he wishes to have them answered before he should die. That is, he wishes the answer now, that he may live the rest of his life in the state he describes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Two things - The limitation of man‘s desires follows naturally upon his consciousness of the limits of his knowledge.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 Agur wisely prayed for a middle state, that he might be kept at a distance from temptations; he asked daily bread suited to his station, his family, and his real good. There is a remarkable similarity between this prayer and several clauses of the Lord's prayer. If we are removed from vanity and lies; if we are interested in the pardoning love of Christ, and have him for our portion; if we walk with God, then we shall have all we can ask or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9Agur asks God for two things: Help to avoid lying (compare Proverbs 6:16–19; 14:5, 25; 25:18; 26:18–19) To not have too much or too little Being rich (Proverbs 3:9–10, 15–16; 10:15, 22) or poor (3:27; 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14) is not sinful, but Agur wisely wants to avoid the problems of both.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. A prayer for exemption from wickedness, and the extremes of poverty and riches, the two things mentioned. Contentment is implied as desired.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 30:7

• Blasphemy

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Commentaries on Proverbs 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings