Proverbs 6:31
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31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;
they will forfeit all the goods of their house.(A)
Luke 19:8
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8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”(A)
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2 Samuel 12:6
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6 he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”(A)
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Job 20:18
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18 They will give back the fruit of their toil
and will not swallow it down;
from the profit of their trading
they will get no enjoyment.(A)
Exodus 22:1-4
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Laws of Restitution
22 [a]“When someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, the thief shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 [b](If the thief is found breaking in and is struck dead, no bloodguilt is incurred;(A) 3 but if it happens after sunrise, bloodguilt is incurred.) The thief shall make full restitution or, if unable to do so, shall be sold for the theft.(B) 4 When the animal, whether ox or donkey or sheep, is found alive in the thief’s possession, the thief shall pay double.
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Matthew 18:25
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25 and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions and payment to be made.
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