Proverbs 30:8-9

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

"Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 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." - Proverbs 30:8-9
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What does Proverbs 30:8-9 mean?

Proverbs 30:8-9 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 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…

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In the Balance of Blessings: Seeking Moderation in God’s Provision

Proverbs 30:8-9 (KJV) reads: "Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 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." In these…

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A Prayer for Balance and Integrity

Heavenly Father, As I bow before You today, I come with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. I acknowledge Your omnipotence and the wisdom embedded within Your Word. I turn my attention to Proverbs 30:8-9 which says, 'Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither…

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Proverbs 30:8-9 - "Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God."
Proverbs 30:8 - "Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:"
Proverbs 8:30 - "Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;"
Proverbs 8:9 - "They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge."
Proverbs 30:9 - "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."
Proverbs 9:8 - "Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."
"Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:" - Proverbs 30:8
Proverbs 30:30 - "A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;"
"They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge." - Proverbs 8:9
Proverbs 1:8-9 - "Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck."
"Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;" - Proverbs 8:30
Proverbs 30:26 - "The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;"
Proverbs 30:11 - "There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother."
Proverbs 30:25 - "The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;"
Proverbs 14:30 - "A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones."
Proverbs 21:30 - "There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD."
Proverbs 30:28 - "The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces."
Proverbs 23:30 - "They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine."
"A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;" - Proverbs 30:30
Proverbs 24:30 - "I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;"
Proverbs 30:13 - "There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up."
Proverbs 30:12 - "There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness."
Proverbs 10:30 - "The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth."
Proverbs 1:30 - "They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof."
Proverbs 11:30 - "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."
Proverbs 30:3 - "I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy."
Proverbs 30:24 - "There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:"
Proverbs 30:21 - "For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:"
Proverbs 30:23 - "For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress."