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The Words of Agur

Proverbs 30:7

In 10 translations

BSB
Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
KJV
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:deny…: Heb. withhold not from me
WEB
“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.
ASV
Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
LSV
Two things I have asked from You, || Do not withhold from me before I die.
YLT
Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
DBY
Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
DRC
Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.
GNV
Two things haue I required of thee: denie me them not before I die.
JPS
Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאִתָּ֑ךְ אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי בְּטֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת׃

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 10:42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
  • Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
  • 2 Kings 2:9After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
  • Psalms 21:2You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
  • 1 Kings 3:5–9One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked…

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