Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. 2 Give me neither poverty nor riches. 2 Feed me with the food that is chok ·portioned, needful· for me; 1
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7“Two things I have asked of you; 2 don’t deny me before I die: 1
Cross References
Genesis 28:20Jacob [Supplanter] vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,
Exodus 16:15When the children of Israel [God prevails] saw it, they asked one another, “ Man hu? ·What is it·?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses [Drawn out] answered them, “It is the bread which Adonai has given you to eat.” + 16:15. Quoted in John 6:31, 6:49
Exodus 16:21They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.
Exodus 16:35The children of Israel [God prevails] ate the manna ·what is it· forty years, + 16:35. Quoted in Acts 13:18until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna ·what is it· until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan [Humbled].
Psalms 119:29דּ ( Derek'-sheker, Way-of false) Keep me from the way of deceit. 2 Teach me your Torah ·Teaching· in your favor! 1
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 →