Proverbs 30:8
Remove, far from me, vanity and lying words. Give me neither begging, nor wealth. Apportion to me only the necessities of my life,
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In Context
7Two things I have asked of you; do not deny them to me before I die.
Cross References
Genesis 28:20And then he made a vow, saying: “If God will be with me, and will guard me along the way by which I walk, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,
Exodus 16:15When the sons of Israel had seen it, they said one to another: “Manhu?” which means “What is this?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them: “This is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.
Exodus 16:21Then each one collected, in the morning, as much as would be sufficient to eat. And after the sun became hot, it melted.
Exodus 16:35Now the sons of Israel ate manna for forty years, until they arrived in a habitable land. With this food they were nourished, even until they touched the borders of the land of Canaan.
Job 23:12I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:8-10
The Prayer of Agur. 7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. After Agur's confession and creed, here follows his litany, where we may observe, I. The preface to his prayer: Two things have I required (that is, requested ) of thee, O God! Before we go to… Read the whole commentary →