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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 30) Proverbs 30:7-9 KJV
"Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 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."
Proverbs 30:7-9 in Context (Verses 4–12 KJV)
4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.*
6
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:*
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:*
9
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.*
10
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.*
11
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.