Proverbs 30:9

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Summary

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.

I be full

Who

Exodus 5:2

2 Chronicles 32:15

Or

Proverbs 6:30

Psalm 125:3

And take the name

General references

1 Timothy 6:8

Bible References

I be full

"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,

"When you have eaten and are satisfied, bless the LORD your God for the good land that he has given you.

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.

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.

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.

"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, "You're my security,'

"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.'

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.

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.'

As their pastures flourished, all their desires were met. As they were satiated, they became arrogant and therefore ignored me.

The people kept shouting, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"

Who

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!"

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?'"

Or

A thief isn't despised if he steals to meet his needs when he is hungry,

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.

And take the name

A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.

"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.

"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."

Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"

General references

Be careful! Otherwise, you will forget the LORD your God by failing to keep his commands, ordinances, and statutes that I'm commanding you this day.

"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, "You're my security,'

Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

I know what I'll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I'm dismissed from my job.'

With food to eat and clothes to wear; content we are in everything.