Proverbs 30:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only with the food I need;

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Jacob then made this vow: “If God will be with me and protect me on this journey I am making and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

2 Kings 25:30

and for his allowance the king granted him a regular allowance, in fixed daily amounts, for as long as he lived.

Job 23:12

From the commands of his lips I have not departed; the words of his mouth I have treasured in my heart.

Psalm 119:29

Lead me from the way of deceit; favor me with your law.

Psalm 119:37

Avert my eyes from what is worthless; by your way give me life.

Exodus 16:15

On seeing it, the Israelites asked one another, “What is this?” for they did not know what it was. But Moses told them, “It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. Regulations Regarding the Manna.

Exodus 16:18

But when they measured it out by the omer, the one who had gathered a large amount did not have too much, and the one who had gathered a small amount did not have too little. They gathered as much as each needed to eat.

Exodus 16:29

Take note! The Lord has given you the sabbath. That is why on the sixth day he gives you food for two days. Each of you stay where you are and let no one go out on the seventh day.

Exodus 16:35

The Israelites ate the manna for forty years, until they came to settled land; they ate the manna until they came to the borders of Canaan.

Proverbs 13:5

The just hate deceitful words, but the wicked are odious and disgraceful.

Proverbs 21:6

Trying to get rich by lying is chasing a bubble over deadly snares.

Proverbs 22:8

Those who sow iniquity reap calamity, and the rod used in anger will fail.

Proverbs 23:5

When your glance flits to it, it is gone! For assuredly it grows wings, like the eagle that flies toward heaven.

Proverbs 30:7

Two things I ask of you, do not deny them to me before I die:

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!

Isaiah 5:18

Ah! Those who tug at guilt with cords of perversity, and at sin as if with cart ropes!

Isaiah 59:4

No one brings suit justly, no one pleads truthfully; They trust an empty plea and tell lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth malice.

Jeremiah 37:21

So King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be confined in the court of the guard and given a ration of bread every day from the bakers’ street until all the bread in the city was eaten up. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Jeremiah 52:34

The allowance given him by the king of Babylon was a perpetual allowance, in fixed daily amounts, all the days of his life until the day of his death.

Matthew 6:11

Give us today our daily bread;

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

Luke 11:3

Give us each day our daily bread

John 2:8

Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it.

Acts 14:15

“Men, why are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God, ‘who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.’