Proverbs 6:30-31
Expanded Bible
30 People don’t ·hate [despise] a thief
when he steals because he is hungry.
31 But if he is caught, he must pay back ·seven times what he stole [L sevenfold],
and ·it may cost him everything he owns [L he must give the riches of his house].
Proverbs 6:30-31
New American Standard Bible
30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
To (A)satisfy [a]himself when he is hungry;
31 But when he is found, he must (B)repay seven times as much;
He must give up all the property of his house.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul
Proverbs 22:22
Expanded Bible
22 Do not ·abuse [L steal from] poor people because they are poor,
and do not ·take away the rights of [oppress] the needy in ·court [L the gate].
Proverbs 22:22
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:24
Expanded Bible
24 Whoever robs father or mother
and says, “It’s not ·wrong [a crime],”
is ·just like someone who destroys things [or friends with thugs; Ex. 20:12].
Proverbs 28:24
New American Standard Bible
24 He who (A)robs his father or his mother
And says, “There is no wrong done,”
Is the (B)companion of a person who destroys.
Proverbs 29:24
Expanded Bible
24 ·Partners of [L Those who divide plunder with] thieves ·are their own worst enemies [L hate their lives/themselves].
If they ·have to testify in court [L hear a curse], they ·are afraid to [L do not] say anything.
Proverbs 29:24
New American Standard Bible
24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (A)hears the oath but tells nothing.
Proverbs 30:7-9
Expanded Bible
7 “I ask two things from you, Lord.
Don’t ·refuse [withhold them from] me before I die.
8 Keep me from lying and ·being dishonest [fraud].
And don’t make me either rich or poor;
just give me enough food for each day [Matt. 6:11; 1 Tim. 6:8].
9 If I ·have too much [am sated/satisfied], I might ·reject [deny] you
and say, ‘·I don’t know the Lord [L Who is the Lord?]’
If I am poor, I might steal
and ·disgrace [profane] the name of my God.
Proverbs 30:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 Two things I have asked of You;
Do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep deception and [a]lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the (A)food that is my portion,
9 So that I will not be (B)full and deny (C)You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And that I will not become (D)impoverished and steal,
And (E)profane the name of my God.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:8 Lit words of falsehood
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