Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Holman Bible
and deny You,
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning
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 Keep deception and lies far away from me, and give me neither poverty nor wealth. Feed me with food that I need for today, 9 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. 10 Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:20
because after I've brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey that I promised to their ancestors by an oath, they'll eat, grow fat, and then they'll turn to other gods and serve them, while despising me and breaking my covenant.
Hosea 13:6
As their pastures flourished, all their desires were met. As they were satiated, they became arrogant and therefore ignored me.
Exodus 5:2
Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD that I should listen to him and let Israel go? I don't know about the LORD, nor will I let Israel go!"
Exodus 20:7
"You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.
Deuteronomy 8:10-14
"When you have eaten and are satisfied, bless the LORD your God for the good land that he has given you.
Deuteronomy 32:15
Jacob dined until satisfied; Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. He grew fat, coarse, and gross, so that he abandoned the God who made him and spurned the Rock that was his salvation.
Joshua 24:27
and then told all of the people, "Look! This stone will testify for us, because it has heard everything that the LORD has spoken to us. So it will stand as a witness against you in the event that you deny your God."
Leviticus 5:1
"If someone sins because he has failed to testify after receiving notice to testify as a witness regarding what he has observed or learned, he is to be held responsible."
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
"When the LORD your God brings you to the land that he promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he will give you large and beautiful cities that you didn't build,
2 Chronicles 32:15-17
Now therefore, don't let Hezekiah lie to you or mislead you like this. Don't believe him, because no god of any nation has been able to deliver his people from my control or from the control of my predecessors. So how much less will your God deliver you from me?'"
Nehemiah 9:25-26
They conquered fortified cities and fertile ground, possessing houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, with vineyards, olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were satiated, and were well nourished, delighting themselves in your great goodness.
Job 31:24-28
"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, "You're my security,'
Psalm 125:3
For evil's scepter will not rest on the land that has been allotted to the righteous, and so the righteous will not direct themselves to do wrong.
Proverbs 6:30-31
A thief isn't despised if he steals to meet his needs when he is hungry,
Proverbs 29:24
A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.
Jeremiah 2:31
"You, generation, pay attention to this message from the LORD! Am I the desert to Israel, or a land of gloom? Why do my people say, "We're free to roam? We won't come to you anymore.'
Ezekiel 16:14-15
Your fame spread throughout the nations because of your beauty. You were perfectly beautiful due to my splendor with which I endowed you," declares the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 16:49-50
Look! This was the sin of your sister Sodom and her daughters: Pride, too much food, undisturbed peace, and failure to help the poor and needy.
Daniel 4:17
This order is announced by the observers, and the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over human kingdoms and grants them to whomever he desires, and he places the least important of men over them.'
Daniel 4:30
he commented to himself, "Isn't Babylon great? I've built a royal palace in it by my own might and power, for the sake of my majesty."
Matthew 26:72
Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"
Matthew 26:74
Then he began to curse violently. "I don't know the man!" he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed.
Acts 12:22-23
The people kept shouting, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"