Proverbs 30:9
ContextNETBible | lest I become satisfied and act deceptively 1 and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean 2 the name of my God. |
XREF | Ex 5:2; Ex 20:7; Le 5:1; De 6:10-12; De 8:10-14; De 31:20; De 32:15; 2Ch 32:15-17; Ne 9:25,26; Job 31:24-28; Ps 125:3; Pr 6:30,31; Pr 29:24; Jer 2:31; Eze 16:14,15,49,50; Da 4:17,30; Ho 13:6; Mt 26:72,74; Ac 12:22,23 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb כָּחַשׁ (kakhash) means “to be disappointing; to deceive; to fail; to grow lean.” In the Piel stem it means “to deceive; to act deceptively; to cringe; to disappoint.” The idea of acting deceptively is illustrated in Hos 9:2 where it has the connotation of “disowning” or “refusing to acknowledge” (a meaning very close to its meaning here). 2 tn The Hebrew verb literally means “to take hold of; to seize”; this produces the idea of doing violence to the reputation of God. |