Proverbs 30:9

American Standard Version

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

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Proverbs 30:9 in other translations

lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:9 · World English Bible

Proverbs 30:9 in context

  1. 7Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
  2. 8Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
  3. 9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
  4. 10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
  5. 11There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

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