Passage

Proverbs 30.8

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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:"

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

"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)

"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:"

"8. Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;"

"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)

"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: ^{deny: Heb. withhold not from me}"

"8. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: ^{convenient: Heb. of my allowance}"

"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. ^{deny: Heb. belie thee} 10. Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. ^{Accuse: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue}" (Proverbs 30:6-10, KJV)

YLT (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."

"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,"

"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

OT Polytheism Objection Defeater

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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