Proverbs 6:31

but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

Brenton Septuagint

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

30It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

32But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make compensation; he shall give money to their owner, and the dead shall be his own.

2 Samuel 12:6And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.

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 →

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