New King James Version

Proverbs 30:2-12 New King James Version (NKJV)

2. Surely I am more stupid than any man,And do not have the understanding of a man.

3. I neither learned wisdomNor have knowledge of the Holy One.

4. Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?Who has gathered the wind in His fists?Who has bound the waters in a garment?Who has established all the ends of the earth?What is His name, and what is His Son’s name,If you know?

5. Every word of God is pure;He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

6. Do not add to His words,Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

7. Two things I request of You(Deprive me not before I die):

8. Remove falsehood and lies far from me;Give me neither poverty nor riches—Feed me with the food allotted to me;

9. Lest I be full and deny You,And say, “Who is the Lord?”Or lest I be poor and steal,And profane the name of my God.

10. Do not malign a servant to his master,Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11. There is a generation that curses its father,And does not bless its mother.

12. There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,Yet is not washed from its filthiness.