Proverbs 6:30
Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
In Context
29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
Cross References
Leviticus 6:5or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
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 →