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Proverbs 30:9

Proverbs chapter 30 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.8Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

v.9This passage

v.10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 5:1

    And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Exodus 20:7

    Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Job 31:24

    If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou artmy confidence;

  • Matthew 26:72

    And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man.

  • Deuteronomy 32:15

    But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

  • Psalms 125:3

    For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.