A moment in scripture
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.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 30:7
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
- Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
- Proverbs 30:10
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
- Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.