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
In The King James Version
In Context
7Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
Cross References
Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
Exodus 16:15When 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.
Exodus 16:21Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
Exodus 16:35The 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.
Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Psalms 119:29Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
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 →