Verse 8
Proverbs 30:8
Free Bible Version
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Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שָׁ֤וְא וּֽ/דְבַר כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗/נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭/עֹשֶׁר אַל תִּֽתֶּן לִ֑/י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗/נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽ/י
English Translation
Remove falsehood and lying far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion.
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Chapter 30 Context
1
These are the words of Agur, son of Jakeh. An oracle. This is what the man says, God (Elohim), I'm r...
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I'm so stupid I'm not really a man; I can't even think like a human being.
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I have not learned wisdom; I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
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Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who holds the winds in the palm of his hands? Who has wrap...
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Every word God (Elohim) says has been proved true. He defends everyone who comes to him for protecti...
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6
Don't add anything to his words, or he will criticize you and you'll be shown to be a liar.
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7
God (Elohim), I want to request two things from you. Please don't refuse to let me have them before...
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8
Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with...
9
Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm p...
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10
Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you and you'll suffer for it.
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11
There are some who see themselves as pure but they're still filthy—they have not been washed.
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12
There are some who think themselves so high and mighty, and who look down on others.
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13
There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the e...
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14
The leech has two daughters who cry out, “Give me! Give me!” There are three things that are never s...
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15
The grave, the womb that doesn't become pregnant, the earth thirsty for water, and the fire that nev...
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16
These three things are amazingly hard for me, four things I just can't understand:
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17
The way an eagle soars in the sky, the way a snake slides over a rock, the way a ship sails across t...
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18
This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: she eats, she wipes her mouth, and then says, “I ha...
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19
Three things make the earth tremble, there are four things it can't support:
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20
a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,
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21
an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.
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22
There are four things on earth that are small, but very wise:
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23
Ants—they're not strong, but they work hard all summer storing up food.
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24
Hyraxes—they don't have much power, but they make their homes in the rock.
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25
Locusts—they don't have a king, but they all march in line abreast.
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Lizards—you can catch them in your hands, but they live in the king's palace.
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27
There are three things that are glorious to watch as they walk, four that look dignified as they mov...
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28
The lion, supreme among wild animals, who isn't frightened of anything.
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29
The strutting starling, the male goat, and a king with his army.
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30
If you have been foolishly boasting about yourself, or if you've been planning to do something wrong...
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31
Just as churning milk produces butter, and twisting someone's nose makes it bleed, so stirring up an...
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