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.
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.

Context of Proverbs 30:8

6Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. 7Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, 9lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. 10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held 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 21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
• Proverbs 22:8Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
• Proverbs 23:5When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
• Psalms 62:9Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
• Psalms 119:29Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!
• Ecclesiastes 1:2Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
• Isaiah 5:18Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,
• Isaiah 59:4No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
• John 2:8And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it.
• Acts 14:15"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,
• Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
• Exodus 16:15When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.
• Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread,
• Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread,
• 1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain,

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

In the dictionaries

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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