Proverbs 30:8

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Proverbs 30:8
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

שָׁ֤וְא׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃

  1. שָׁ֤וְא׀shav'“deceitfulness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁוְא · “false” · Strong's H7723G
  2. וּֽדְבַר־u.de.var-“and a word of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “because” · Strong's H1697M
  3. כָּזָ֡בka.Zav“falsehood”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּזָב · “lie” · Strong's H3577
  4. הַרְחֵ֬קhar.Chek“put far away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  5. מִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  6. רֵ֣אשׁresh“poverty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֵישׁ · “poverty” · Strong's H7389A
  7. וָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sher“and wealth”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹ֫שֶׁר · “riches” · Strong's H6239
  8. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  9. תִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-“you give”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  10. לִ֑יLi“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  11. הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.ni“let devour me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from טָרַף · “to tear” · Strong's H2963
  12. לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“[the] food of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
  13. חֻקִּֽי׃chu.Ki“allotment my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֹק · “portion” · Strong's H2706H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)