Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food which is needful for me;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7Two things do I ask of thee; Withhold them not from me, before I die!
Cross References
Job 23:12I have not neglected the precepts of his lips; Above my own law have I esteemed the words of his mouth.
Psalms 119:29Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy 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 →