💡WEB · Proverbs 30:9
What does Proverbs 30:9 mean?
"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)
Surrounding context
Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
“Two things I have asked of you; don’t deny me before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;
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.
“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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