Home›Bible›Proverbs›Proverbs 30›Proverbs 30:8-9

Proverbs 30:8-9 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 30 · verses 8–9 · King James Version

⁸Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: ⁹Lest 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.Proverbs 30:8-9 · King James Version

Study in the app Read Proverbs 30 in full Share image

Proverbs 30:8-9 in context

6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

7Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

9Lest 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.

10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

Read all of Proverbs 30 →

Commentary

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 pray it is good to consider what we need, and what the things are which we have to ask of God.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-9

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

povertyrêyshpovertyH7389 →
vanityshâvᵉʼevil , literally or morallyH7723 →
richesʻôsherwealthH6239 →
stealgânabto thieveH1589 →
liesdâbâra wordH1697 →
lieskâzâbfalsehoodH3577 →
givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
feedṭâraphto pluck off or pull to piecesH2963 →

Topics

Bible verses about Contentment

← Proverbs 30:7Proverbs 30:10 →