Proverbs 30:8

In 10 translations

BSB

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

KJV

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:convenient…: Heb. of my allowance

WEB

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

ASV

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

LSV

Put vanity and a lying word far from me, || Do not give poverty or wealth to me, || Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

YLT

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

DBY

Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:

DRC

Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:

GNV

Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me,

JPS

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;

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Original-language editions

WLC

שָׁ֤וְא ׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Timothy 6:6–8Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
• Psalms 62:9–10Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your…
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
• Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread.
• Psalms 119:29Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
• 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.
• Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
• Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
• Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
• 2 Kings 25:30And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
• 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.
• Ecclesiastes 1:2“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
• 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.
• Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in…
• Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the…

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