# Proverbs 30.8

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 6. Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7. Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
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> **8. Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:**
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> 9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God. 10. Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty. (Proverbs 30:6-10, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 6. Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar. 7. “Two things I have asked of you; don’t deny me before I die:
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> **8. Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;**
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> 9. lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. 10. “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. (Proverbs 30:6-10, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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: <sup>deny: Heb. withhold not from me</sup>
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> **8. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: <sup>convenient: Heb. of my allowance</sup>**
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> 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. <sup>deny: Heb. belie thee</sup> 10. Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. <sup>Accuse: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue</sup> (Proverbs 30:6-10, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 6. Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false. 7. Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
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> **8. 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,**
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> 9. Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God. 10. Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty. (Proverbs 30:6-10, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [OT Polytheism Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-polytheism-objection-defeater/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.