Proverbs 30:8

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Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.

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  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us today our daily bread.
  • Luke 11:3 : 3 Give us each day our daily bread.
  • 1 Tim 6:6-8 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
  • Ps 62:9-9 : 9 Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah. 10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
  • Ps 119:29 : 29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously give me Your law.
  • Ps 119:37 : 37 Turn my eyes from worthless things; give me life according to Your way.
  • Prov 21:6 : 6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.
  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 “Utterly meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
  • Isa 5:18 : 18 Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of falsehood and sin as if with cart ropes!
  • Gen 28:20 : 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey I am taking, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,
  • Gen 48:15-16 : 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said, 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,' 16 'The Angel who redeemed me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
  • Exod 16:15 : 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.
  • Exod 16:18 : 18 When they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered little did not have too little. Each person gathered just as much as they needed to eat.
  • Exod 16:21-22 : 21 Each morning, everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread—two omers for each person—and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.
  • Exod 16:29 : 29 Understand that the LORD has given you the sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are; no one is to go out on the seventh day."
  • Exod 16:35 : 35 The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
  • 2 Kgs 25:30 : 30 His daily portion was provided by the king, a regular allowance given for each day, all the days of his life.
  • Job 23:12 : 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
  • John 2:8 : 8 Then He told them, 'Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.' So they did.
  • Acts 14:15 : 15 They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • Jer 37:21 : 21 So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
  • Jer 52:34 : 34 As long as he lived, his regular food allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon, day by day, until his death.
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one calls for justice, and no one pleads with integrity. They rely on empty words and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

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  • 9 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.

  • 7 Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die:

  • 4 Do not let my heart incline to an evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with those who do iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies.

  • Prov 23:2-4
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    2 Place a knife to your throat if you are a person given to appetite.

    3 Do not crave his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

    4 Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • 29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously give me Your law.

  • Ps 119:36-37
    2 verses
    72%

    36 Turn my heart toward Your testimonies and not toward selfish gain.

    37 Turn my eyes from worthless things; give me life according to Your way.

  • 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

  • 22 Have I said, ‘Give to me,’ or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?

  • 3 Give us each day our daily bread.

  • 11 Give us today our daily bread.

  • 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.

  • Job 13:20-21
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    20 Only grant me these two things, so that I will not hide myself from You:

    21 Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.

  • 1 A song of ascents. LORD, my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with matters too great or too wonderful for me.

  • 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

  • 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'

  • 11 Extend your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright in heart.

  • 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

  • 21 Those who repay evil for good oppose me because I follow what is good.

  • 3 He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

  • 16 I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.

  • 3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak peace to their neighbors but harbor evil in their hearts.

  • 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

  • 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine.

  • 23 'that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, “I have made Abram rich.”'

  • 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'

  • 8 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

  • 10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

  • 2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.

  • 1 A psalm of David: The LORD is my shepherd; I will lack nothing.

  • 10 I am mute; I will not open my mouth because You have done this.

  • 15 'I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her needy with bread.'

  • 12 Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them,

  • 30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

  • 10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

  • 24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—not in Your anger, or You will reduce me to nothing.

  • 18 Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

  • 9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

  • 11 I have not hidden Your righteousness in my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and salvation. I have not concealed Your love and truth from the great assembly.

  • 8 Oh, that my request would be granted, and that God would fulfill my hope.

  • 16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Job 32:21-22
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    21 I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I flatter any person.

    22 For I do not know how to flatter; otherwise, my Maker would take me away swiftly.

  • 25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You.

  • 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

  • 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.

  • 17 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.