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 to his words, or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar. 7O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die. First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. 9For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name. 10Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

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 21:6Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
• Proverbs 22:8Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
• Proverbs 23:5In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.
• Psalms 62:9Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.
• Psalms 119:29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.
• Ecclesiastes 1:2“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
• Isaiah 5:18What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!
• Isaiah 59:4No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin.
• John 2:8he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions.
• Acts 14:15“Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,
• Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked— the God who has been my shepherd all my life, to this very day,
• Exodus 16:15The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. “What is it?” they asked each other. They had no idea what it was. And Moses told them, “It is the food the Lord has given you to eat.
• Matthew 6:11Give us today the food we need,
• Luke 11:3Give us each day the food we need,
• 1 Timothy 6:6Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.

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