Proverbs 29:24
A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
In Context
23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Cross References
Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
Mark 11:17Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:24
23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. This agrees with what Christ said more than once, 1. That those who exalt themselves shall be abased. Those that think to gain respect by lifting up themselves above their rank, by looking high, talking big, appearing fine, and applauding themselves, will on the contrary expose themselves to contempt, lose their reputation, and provoke God by humbling providences to bring them down and lay them low. 2. That those who humble… Read the whole commentary →