Proverbs 30:8

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

Put vanity and the word of a lie far away from me; do not give poverty or wealth to me; provide me the bread of my portion,

Latin

…vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me; mendicitatem et divitias ne dederis mihi: tribue tantum victui meo necessaria,

Hebrew

English

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

Agur asks God for two things:

Being rich (Proverbs 3:9–10, 15–16; 10:15, 22) or poor (3:27; 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14) is not sinful, but Agur wisely wants to avoid the problems of both.

1 Timothy 6:6–8
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
Psalm 62:9–10
Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Luke 11:3
Give us each day our daily bread.
Psalm 119:29
Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Job 23:12
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Proverbs 21:6
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
2 Kings 25:30
And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
Exodus 16:35
The 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.