Proverbs 6:30-31
Revised Standard Version
30 Do not men despise[a] a thief if he steals
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry?
31 And if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold;
he will give all the goods of his house.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:30 Or Men do not despise
Proverbs 22:22
Revised Standard Version
22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate;
Proverbs 28:24
Revised Standard Version
24 He who robs his father or his mother
and says, “That is no transgression,”
is the companion of a man who destroys.
Proverbs 29:24
Revised Standard Version
24 The partner of a thief hates his own life;
he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
Proverbs 30:7-9
Revised Standard Version
7 Two things I ask of thee;
deny them not 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 is needful for me,
9 lest I be full, and deny thee,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and profane the name of my God.
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