Proverbs 6:30-31
New Living Translation
30 Excuses might be found for a thief
who steals because he is starving.
31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
Proverbs 6:30-31
Common English Bible
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.
Proverbs 22:22
New Living Translation
22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
Proverbs 22:22
Common English Bible
22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
Proverbs 28:24
New Living Translation
24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother
and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
is no better than a murderer.
Proverbs 28:24
Common English Bible
24 Those who steal from their father and mother,
and say, “It’s not a crime,”
are friends of vandals.
Proverbs 29:24
New Living Translation
24 If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.
You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.
Proverbs 29:24
Common English Bible
24 Those who share plunder with thieves hate themselves;
even under oath, they don’t testify.
Proverbs 30:7-9
New Living Translation
7 O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.
8 First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
9 For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
Proverbs 30:7-9
Common English Bible
7 Two things I ask of you;
don’t keep them from me before I die:
8 Fraud and lies—
keep far from me!
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
give me just the food I need.
9 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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