Proverbs 6:31
Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
Berean Standard Bible
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 despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
Cross References
Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
2 Samuel 12:6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
Matthew 18:25Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
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 →