Proverbs 30:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 30:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 30:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 30:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 30:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 30:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 30:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 30:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Proverbs 30:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 30:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 30:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 30:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 30:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 30:8 in Context — Proverbs 30

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

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

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

9 Lest 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.

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

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What Does Proverbs 30:8 Mean?

Proverbs 30:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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