Proverbs 30:8 “Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither povert…”

Proverbs 30:8

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

World English Bible

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

American Standard Version

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

Geneva Bible 1599

Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me,

Darby Translation

Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:

Young's Literal Translation

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Bible in Basic English

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

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Cross references

“Remove”

Psalm 119:37 Psalm 119:29 Proverbs 21:6 Proverbs 22:8 Ecclesiastes 1:2 Acts 14:15

Psalm 119:37 · BSB

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

Psalm 119:29 · BSB

Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.

Proverbs 21:6 · BSB

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Proverbs 22:8 · BSB

He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 · BSB

“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”

Acts 14:15 · BSB

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in the…

“feed”

1 Timothy 6:6–8 Matthew 6:33 Luke 11:3 Matthew 6:11 Exodus 16:35 Exodus 16:15

1 Timothy 6:6–8 · BSB

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Matthew 6:33 · BSB

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Luke 11:3 · BSB

Give us each day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:11 · BSB

Give us this day our daily bread.

Exodus 16:35 · BSB

The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

Exodus 16:15 · BSB

When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

“convenient for me”

2 Kings 25:30 Jeremiah 37:21 Jeremiah 52:34

2 Kings 25:30 · BSB

And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.

Jeremiah 37:21 · BSB

So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the co…

Jeremiah 52:34 · BSB

And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.

Also

Job 23:12

Job 23:12 · BSB

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:

9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

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