Proverbs 30:8
What does Proverbs 30:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 30:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
- Job 23:12
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- Psalms 119:29
Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
- Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,
- Luke 11:3
Give us day by day our daily bread.
- Genesis 28:20
And Jacob 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 raiment to put on,
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