Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
be full . . . deny—that is, puffed up by the pride of prosperity.
take the name . . . vain—This is not (Hebrew) the form (compare Exodus 20:7), but "take" rather denotes laying violent hold on any thing; that is, lest I assail God's name or attributes, as justice, mercy, etc., which the poor are tempted to do.
A prayer for exemption from wickedness, and the extremes of poverty and riches, the two things mentioned. Contentment is implied as desired.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 30:9:
Job 21:15
Proverbs 10:15
Isaiah 30:9
Habakkuk 2:5
Zechariah 5:4
James 2:7
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