Proverbs 30:8

Proverbs 30:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
• New International Version (NIV)Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me;

Context of Proverbs 30:8

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. 7God, I ask you to do two things for me. Please do them before I die: Do 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. 10Do not say bad things about a servant to his master. If you do, the servant may curse you, and then you will be guilty.

Proverbs 30:8 word by word

שָׁ֤וְא׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Remove farרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• from me vanityשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: falseH7723
• and liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• and liesדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me neither povertyרֵישׁrêysh rê'sh rîysh · povertyH7389
• nor richesעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• feedטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• me with foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• convenientחֹקchôq · statute: portionH2706

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:8

• Proverbs 21:6If you deceive people to become rich, it will soon all disappear. It will lead you to an early death.
• Proverbs 22:8If you plant evil things, your harvest will be trouble. If you are angry and you hurt people, it will never help you.
• Proverbs 23:5Your money can disappear very quickly. It may seem to grow wings and then fly far away like an eagle.
• Psalms 62:9People are only as light as a breath! Whoever they are, they are not important. If you try to weigh them, all together, they weigh less than a breath of air.
• Psalms 119:29Stop me from living in a wrong way. Please be kind to me, so that I know your Law.
• Ecclesiastes 1:2The Teacher says, ‘Nothing has a purpose. Nothing that ever happens has a purpose.’
• Isaiah 5:18It will be very bad for you people who are always deceiving others. You cannot leave your sins behind, like someone who pulls a cart with a rope.
• Isaiah 59:4When people accuse somebody in court, the truth is not important. They tell lies and they deceive the judge, so that they will win. They decide how they can cause trouble, and then they do wicked things.
• John 2:8Then he said, ‘Now take some of the water from the pots and give it to the master of the party.’ So they did that.
• Acts 14:15and they shouted, ‘Stop! You people should not do this. We are only men like you. We are not gods. We came here to tell you some good news about the great God. You must stop worshipping these gods who are really nothing. Instead worship the God who lives. He made the sky, the earth and the sea. He also made everything that is in them.
• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a promise to God. He said, ‘While I am on this journey, I want God to be with me and to take care of me. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear.
• Genesis 48:15Then Jacob blessed Joseph. He said, ‘May God bless these two boys. He is the God that my ancestors, Abraham and Isaac, served. Like a shepherd takes care of his sheep, God has taken care of me all my life, until this day.
• Exodus 16:15When the Israelites saw these pieces, they said, ‘What is it?’ They did not understand what it was. But Moses said to them, ‘This is the bread that the Lord has given to you. It is for you to eat.
• Matthew 6:11Please give us the food that we need today.
• Luke 11:3Please give to us the food that we need each day.
• 1 Timothy 6:6What makes our life really rich? We should serve God in a way that pleases him and be happy with the things that we have.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Remove far from me vanity and lies - שוא shav, all false shows, all false appearances of happiness, every vain expectation. Let me not set my heart on any thing that is not solid, true, durable, and eternal. Lies, כזב דבר debar cazab, all words of deception, empty pretensions, false promises, uncertain dependences, and words that Fail; promises which, when they become due, are like bad bills; they are dishonored because they are found to be forged, or the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The order of the two requests is significant. The wise man‘s prayer is first and chiefly, “truth in the inward parts,” the removal of all forms of falsehood, hollowness, hypocrisy. Neither poverty … - The evil of the opposite extremes of social life is that in different ways they lead men to a false standard of duty, and so to that forgetfulness of God which passes into an absolute denial. Food convenient for me - literally, “give me for food the bread of…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 30:8

• Blasphemy
• Blessing
• Contentment
• Covetousness
• Food
• Poverty
• Riches
• Vanity

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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