30 People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.(A)
31 Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;(B)
he must give up all the wealth in his house.

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30 People don’t despise a thief if he steals
    to fill his starving stomach.
31 But if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold;
    he must give all the riches of his house.

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22 Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed(A) at the gate,(B)

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22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
    Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.

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24 The one who robs his father or mother(A)
and says, “That’s no sin,”(B)
is a companion to a man who destroys.(C)

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24 Those who steal from their father and mother,
    and say, “It’s not a crime,”
    are friends of vandals.

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24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:24 When a call for witnesses was made public, anyone with information who did not submit his testimony was under a curse.

24 Those who share plunder with thieves hate themselves;
    even under oath, they don’t testify.

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Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.(A)
Otherwise, I might have too much(B)
and deny You,(C) saying, “Who is the Lord?”(D)
or I might have nothing and steal,(E)
profaning[a] the name of my God.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:9 Lit grabbing

Two things I ask of you;
    don’t keep them from me before I die:
Fraud and lies—
    keep far from me!
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
    give me just the food I need.
    Or I’ll be full and deny you,
    and say, “Who is the Lord?”
    Or I’ll be poor and steal,
    and dishonor my God’s name.

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