Proverbs 30:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 30:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 30:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 30:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Proverbs 30:9 — World English Bible
Proverbs 30:9 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. ”
Proverbs 30:9 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 30:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.”
Proverbs 30:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 30:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of myGod. ”
Proverbs 30:9 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 30:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poore and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine.”
Proverbs 30:9 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 30:9 in Context — Proverbs 30
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
What Does Proverbs 30:9 Mean?
Proverbs 30:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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