Proverbs 30:9
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
פֶּןpenlestH6435אֶשְׂבַּע׀'esba'I should be satisfiedH7646וְכִחַשְׁתִּיvekhichashtiand I will denyH3584וְאָמַרְתִּיve'amartiand I will sayH559מִיmiwho?H4310יְהוָהyahweh[is] YahwehH3068וּפֶן־ufen-and lestH6435אִוָּרֵשׁ'ivareshI should become impoverishedH3423וְגָנַבְתִּיveganavtiand I will stealH1589וְתָפַשְׂתִּיvetafastiand I will seizeH8610שֵׁםshem[the] name ofH8034אֱלֹהָי׃ פ'elohaiGod myH430
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