Proverbs 30 · Verse 7

Proverbs 30:7

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Proverbs 30:7, King James Version

Proverbs 30:7 in other translations

BSB	Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
WEB	“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.
ASV	Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
YLT	Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
DARBY	Two things do I ask of thee; deny me them not before I die:
BBE	I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
Webster	Two things have I required of thee; deny them not to me before I die:

What does Proverbs 30:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 30:7-9

7-9. A prayer for exemption from wickedness, and the extremes of poverty and riches, the two things mentioned. Contentment is implied as desired.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 Two things have I required of thee - These two petitions are mentioned in the next verse; and he wishes to have them answered before he should die. That is, he wishes the answer now, that he may live the rest of his life in the state he describes.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 30:7-9

Agur wisely prayed for a middle state, that he might be kept at a distance from temptations; he asked daily bread suited to his station, his family, and his real good. There is a remarkable similarity between this prayer and several clauses of the Lord's prayer. If we are removed from vanity and lies; if we are interested in the pardoning love of Christ, and have him for our portion; if we walk with God, then we shall have all we can ask or think, as to spiritual things. When we consider how those who have abundance are prone to abuse the gift, and what it is to suffer want, Agur's prayer will ever be found a wise one, though seldom offered. Food convenient; what is so for one, may not be so for another; but we may be sure that our heavenly Father will supply all our need, and not suffer us to want anything good for us; and why should we wish for more?

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 30:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimtwo [things]H8147

שָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiI askH7592

מֵאִתָּ֑ךְme.'i.Takhfrom with <the> youH854

אַל\־'al-may notH408

תִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'you withhold [them]H4513

מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480

בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> beforeH2962

אָמֽוּת\׃'a.MutI will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 30:7

Luke 10:42
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Psalms 27:4
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
2 Kings 2:9
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
1 Kings 3:5-9
In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. …
Psalms 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

have.
1Ki 3:5-9; 2Ki 2:9; Ps 27:4; Lu 10:42
deny me them not. Heb. withhold them not from me.
Ps 21:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Proverbs 30:6
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Proverbs 30:7
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

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Proverbs 30:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Dos cosas te he demandado; no me las niegues antes que muera.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Je te demanderai deux choses; ne me les refuse pas, avant que je meure:
German Elberfelder 1871	Zweierlei erbitte ich von dir; verweigere es mit nicht, ehe ich sterbe:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Duo rogavi te: ne deneges mihi antequam moriar: