Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and deny You,
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning
New American Standard Bible
Or that I not be
And
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
so that I don't become overfed and deny you by saying, "Who is the LORD?" or so that I don't become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.
A Conservative Version
lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.
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.
Amplified
So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I will not be poor and steal,
And so profane the name of my God.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Lest I shall be filled and I spake lies, and said, Who is Jehovah? and lest I shall be dispossessed and I stole, and I laid hold upon the name of God.
King James 2000
Lest I be full, and deny you, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.
Modern King James verseion
lest I be full and deceive, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and violate the name of my God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Lest I be so full, I deny thee, and say, "What fellow is the LORD?" And lest I, being constrained through poverty, fall unto stealing and foreswear the name of my God.
NET Bible
lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Lest I be full, and deny, and say - Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Atheism » General references to
Contentment » Exemplified » Agur
Infidelity » Doubters » Atheism, general references to
Prosperity » Perils of » Denial of God
Riches » Often lead to » Denying God
Topics
Interlinear
Saba`
Yarash
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 30:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer
8
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.
and deny You,
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning
or he will curse you,
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:20
When I bring them into the land I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey,
Hosea 13:6
they became satisfied;
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.
Therefore they forgot Me.
Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh responded, “Who is Yahweh that I should obey Him by letting Israel go? I do not know anything about Yahweh, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
Exodus 20:7
Deuteronomy 8:10-14
When you eat and are full,
Deuteronomy 32:15
you became fat, bloated, and gorged.
He abandoned the God who made him
and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Joshua 24:27
And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone—it will be a witness against us,
Leviticus 5:1
“When someone sins in any of these ways:
If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he is responsible for his sin.
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,
2 Chronicles 32:15-17
So now,
Nehemiah 9:25-26
and took possession of well-supplied houses,
cisterns cut out of rock, vineyards,
olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance.
They ate, were filled,
became prosperous, and delighted in Your great goodness.
Job 31:24-28
or called fine gold my trust,
Psalm 125:3
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.
Proverbs 6:30-31
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
Proverbs 29:24
he hears the curse but will not testify.
Jeremiah 2:31
pay attention to the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of dense darkness?
Why do My people claim,
“We will go where we want;
we will no longer come to You”?
Ezekiel 16:14-15
Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor,
Ezekiel 16:49-50
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food,
Daniel 4:17
the matter is a command from the holy ones.
This is so the living will know
that the Most High is ruler
over the kingdom of men.
He gives it to anyone He wants
and sets the lowliest of men over it.
Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”
Matthew 26:72
And again he denied it with an oath,
Matthew 26:74
Then he started to curse
Acts 12:22-23
The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man!”