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 else He will rebuke You and prove you a liar. 7Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, but feed me with my allotted bread, 9lest I become satisfied and deny You and say, “Who is Adonai?” Or lest I become poor, and steal and profane the Name of my God. 10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you 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 21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
• Proverbs 22:8One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.
• Proverbs 23:5When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.
• Psalms 62:9Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. Selah
• Psalms 119:29Turn me away from the deceitful way, and be gracious to me with Your Torah.
• Ecclesiastes 1:2Futile! Futile! says Kohelet. Completely meaningless! Everything is futile!
• Isaiah 5:18Oy to those that drag iniquity along with cords of deceit, and sin as if with a cart rope!
• Isaiah 59:4No one sues justly, and none pleads a case honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
• John 2:8Then He said to them, “Take some water out, and give it to the headwaiter.” And they brought it.
• Acts 14:15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are human, just like you! We proclaim the Good News to you, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the 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 watch over me on this way that I am going, and provide me food to eat and clothes to wear,
• Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has shepherded me throughout my life to this day,
• Exodus 16:15When Bnei-Yisrael saw it, they said one to another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Then Moses said to them, “It is the bread that Adonai 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 6:6Now 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

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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