Proverbs 30:8

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 30

“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:”Proverbs 30:8

What Does Proverbs 30:8 Mean?

Proverbs 30:8 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 30, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 30:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Matthew 6:11“Give us this day our daily bread.”1 Timothy 6:6“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”Psalms 62:9“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.”Psalms 119:37“Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.”Matthew 6:33“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Luke 11:3“Give us day by day our daily bread.”Psalms 119:29“Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.”Job 23:12“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”Proverbs 21:6“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”1 Chronicles 4:10“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.”1 Timothy 6:8“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”Exodus 16:35“And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.”Deuteronomy 17:17“Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”2 Kings 25:30“And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.”Proverbs 22:8“He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.”Exodus 16:15“And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.”Deuteronomy 6:11“And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;”Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”Acts 14:15“And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:”Isaiah 5:18“Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:”

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