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Proverbs 30:9

World English Bible

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.

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Proverbs 30:9 in other translations

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.

Proverbs 30:9 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 30:9 in context

  1. 7“Two things I have asked of you.
    Don’t deny me 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, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
    or lest I be poor, and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.
  4. 10“Don’t slander a servant to his master,
    lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
  5. 11There is a generation that curses their father,
    and doesn’t bless their mother.

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