Proverbs 30:9

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.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 6:30 explains that a thief stealing to satisfy hunger is not despised — this provides the context for Agur's fear that poverty might lead to theft and profaning God's name.

Proverbs 6:31 adds the severe penalty for theft — showing the consequence Agur wants to avoid by not being poor, as theft would bring punishment and dishonor to God.

Exodus 20:7 Citation

Exodus 20:7 is the third commandment against taking God's name in vain, directly echoed in Proverbs' warning against profaning God's name.

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

Hosea 13:6 directly describes Israel becoming full and forgetting God, echoing the first half of Agur's prayer — the risk of abundance leading to denial.

Daniel 4:30 Parallel

In Daniel 4:30, Nebuchadnezzar boasts about his own glory, exemplifying the pride that leads to denying God — the very danger of fullness Agur prays against.

In Ezekiel 16:50, Sodom's haughtiness follows their fullness — the outcome Proverbs warns against when prosperity leads to rebellion.

In Ezekiel 16:49, Sodom's sins include 'fullness of food' leading to pride — the same danger of abundance causing denial of God.

In Ezekiel 16:15, Jerusalem trusts in her beauty and plays the harlot — the pride and denial that come from being blessed.

In Job 31:24-28, trusting in gold and secretly worshiping creation parallels the idolatry of wealth that denies God when full.

In Nehemiah 9:26, Israel rebels after being filled — exactly the outcome Proverbs 30:9 warns about: fullness leading to denial.

In Deuteronomy 32:15, Jeshurun grows fat and forsakes God — the same danger of prosperity leading to denial that Proverbs warns against.

Exodus 5:2 Parallel

Exodus 5:2 has Pharaoh asking 'Who is the LORD?' — the exact phrase Agur fears uttering if he becomes full; it's a direct verbal parallel.

Deuteronomy 8:10-14 cautions not to forget the Lord after eating and being full, mirroring Agur's fear.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12 warns against forgetting God when prosperous, identical to the danger of denying God when full.

Revelation 3:17 exposes the spiritual blindness of those who trust in wealth—the very danger that leads to disowning God in this prayer.

1 Timothy 6:8 calls for contentment with food and clothing — the exact attitude Agur prays for to avoid extremes.

Ephesians 4:28 commands former thieves to work and give — directly addressing the poverty-driven theft feared in Proverbs.

Luke 18:24 Parallel

Luke 18:24 says it is hard for the rich to enter God's kingdom — same warning as being full and denying the Lord.

Matthew 19:23 warns that riches make entering the kingdom hard — directly reinforcing the danger of being full and denying God.

Leviticus 6:3 explicitly connects stealing and swearing falsely—directly illustrating the sin Proverbs warns leads to profaning God's name.

Ezekiel 28:5 shows wealth leading to pride and a lifted heart — the same 'Who is the Lord?' denial from fullness in Proverbs.

Deuteronomy 6:11 warns against forgetting the LORD when full—the exact danger Proverbs 30:9 first mentions about denying God.

Jeremiah 22:21 says 'I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you would not listen' — exactly the peril of being full and denying God in Proverbs 30:9.

Deuteronomy 8:11 commands not to forget the LORD—parallel to Proverbs' 'lest I be full and deny you'.

Deuteronomy 8:12 elaborates on the danger of fullness—when you eat and are full, forgetting God, just as Proverbs warns.

Psalm 10:4 Parallel

Psalm 10:4 says the wicked think 'There is no God' — a direct parallel to the denial 'Who is the LORD?' when full in Proverbs 30:9.

Job 21:15 Parallel

Job 21:15 has the wicked asking 'What is the Almighty?' — exactly the denial of God that the prosperous might say in Proverbs 30:9.

In Jeremiah 2:31, Israel says 'we will come no more to You' — a denial similar to 'Who is the LORD?' when full.

Luke 6:25 Parallel

Luke 6:25 pronounces woe on the full — a reversal that mirrors the warning against fullness leading to apostasy.

In 2 Timothy 2:12, disowning Christ brings reciprocal disowning — a direct echo of the disowning warned against in this prayer.

In 2 Chronicles 32:15-17, Sennacherib's officials mock the LORD, denying His power — an example of the arrogant denial Agur fears when prosperous.