Proverbs 6:30-31
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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 6:30-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.
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 22:22
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Proverbs 28:24
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24 Anyone who robs father or mother
and says, “That is no crime,”
is partner to a thug.(A)
Proverbs 28:24
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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)
Proverbs 29:24
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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 29:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:24 When a call for witnesses was made public, anyone with information who did not submit his testimony was under a curse.
Proverbs 30:7-9
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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)
Proverbs 30:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.(A)
9 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)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:9 Lit grabbing
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