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 6:30-31
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
30 Thieves are not despised who steal only
to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.
31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;
they will forfeit all the goods of their house.(A)
Proverbs 22:22
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:22
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
Proverbs 28:24
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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 28:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 Anyone who robs father or mother
and says, “That is no crime,”
is partner to a thug.(A)
Proverbs 29:24
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24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (A)hears the oath but tells nothing.
Proverbs 29:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life;
one hears the victim’s curse but discloses nothing.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 29.24 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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
Proverbs 30:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 Two things I ask of you;
do not deny them to me before I die:
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that I need,(A)
9 lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.(B)
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