Proverbs 30:8
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
In other translations
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Hebrew words
שָׁוְא׀shav'deceitfulnessH7723וּדְבַר־udevar-and a word ofH1697כָּזָבkazavfalsehoodH3577הַרְחֵקharchekput far awayH7368מִמֶּנִּיmimenifrom meH4480רֵאשׁreshpovertyH7389וָעֹשֶׁרva'osherand wealthH6239אַל־'al-may notH408תִּתֶּן־titen-you giveH5414לִיlito meהַטְרִיפֵנִיhatrifenilet devour meH2963לֶחֶםlechem[the] food ofH3899חֻקִּי׃chukiallotment myH2706
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Timothy 6:6-86 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.6 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
- Psalm 62:9-109 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.9 Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. 10 Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
- Psalm 119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Luke 11:3Give us day by day our daily bread.Give us each day our daily bread.
- Psalm 119:29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
- Job 23:12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
- Proverbs 21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.Give us this day our daily bread.
- 2 Kings 25:30And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
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