Bible verse
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.
Proverbs 30:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 30.
5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
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.
9 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.
12 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
13 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
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].
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.
ERV
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use profanely the name of my God.
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