Proverbs 6:31
But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
In Context
30Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:
Cross References
Exodus 21:34The owner of the hole is responsible; he will have to make payment to their owner, but the dead beast will be his.
2 Samuel 12:6And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
Matthew 18:25And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →