Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Proverbs 30:9 in other translations
| BSB | Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God. |
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| WEB | lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, ‘Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God. |
| DARBY | lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God. |
| BBE | For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly. |
| Webster | Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. |
What does Proverbs 30:9 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.
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…
Proverbs 30:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 30:9
- Hosea 13:6
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
- Deuteronomy 31:20
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
- Ezekiel 16:49-50
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
- Deuteronomy 8:10-14
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; …
- Nehemiah 9:25-26
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
- Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- Job 31:24-28
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: …
- Deuteronomy 6:10-12
And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
- Exodus 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
- Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
- Acts 12:22-23
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
- Matthew 26:72
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
De 6:10-12; 8:10-14; 31:20; 32:15; Ne 9:25,26; Job 31:24-28
Jer 2:31; Eze 16:14,15,49,50; Da 4:17,30; Ho 13:6; Ac 12:22,23
deny thee. Heb. belie thee. Who.
Ex 5:2; 2Ch 32:15-17
or.
6:30,31; Ps 125:3
and take the name.
29:24; Ex 20:7; Le 5:1; Mt 26:72,74
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Context
- Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
- Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
- Proverbs 30:10
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Proverbs 30:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No sea que me harte, y te niegue, y diga, ¿Quién es Jehová? ó no sea que siendo pobre, hurte, y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | de peur que je ne sois rassasié, et que je ne te renie et ne dise: Qui est l’ Éternel? et de peur que je ne sois appauvri, et que je ne dérobe, et que je ne parjure le nom de mon Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | damit ich nicht satt werde und dich verleugne und spreche: Wer ist Jehova? und damit ich nicht verarme und stehle, und mich vergreife an dem Namen meines Gottes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum, et dicam: Quis est Dominus? aut egestate compulsus, furer, et perjurem nomen Dei mei. |