30 [a]Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To (A)satisfy [b]himself when he is hungry;
31 But when he is found, he must (B)repay sevenfold;
He must give all the [c]substance of his house.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:30 Lit They do not; or Do not men...?
  2. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul
  3. Proverbs 6:31 Or wealth

22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or (B)crush the afflicted at the gate;

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24 He who (A)robs his father or his mother
And says, “It is not a transgression,”
Is the (B)companion of a man who destroys.

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24 He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (A)hears the oath but tells nothing.

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Two things I asked of You,
Do not refuse me before I die:
Keep deception and [a]lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the (A)food that is my portion,
That I not be (B)full and deny (C)You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be (D)in want and steal,
And (E)profane the name of my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:8 Lit words of falsehood