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Proverbs 30:9

ContentmentMoney and wealthFaithPoverty and the vulnerable

7 Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

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BSB
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
lest I become satisfied and I deny and say, ‘Who [is] YHWH?’ And lest I become dispossessed and steal, and I seize the name of my God.
ÅB
for at jeg ikke når jeg blir mett, skal fornekte deg og si: Hvem er Herren? og ikke når jeg blir fattig, stjele og forbanne min Guds navn!
OTB
Ellers kan jeg få for mye og fornekte deg og si: 'Hvem er Herren?' Eller jeg kan bli fattig og stjele, og slik vanære min Guds navn.
B1930
forat jeg ikke når jeg blir mett, skal fornekte dig og si: Hvem er Herren? og ikke når jeg blir fattig, stjele og forbanne min Guds navn!

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Cross references

  • Hosea 13:6

    When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:20

    When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

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  • Ezekiel 16:49–50

    Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:10–14

    When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.

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  • Nehemiah 9:25–26

    They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:15

    But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

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  • Job 31:24–28

    If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

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  • Deuteronomy 6:10–12

    And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

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