Proverbs 29:24
A thief's partner hates his life; even under the threat of being cursed he can't tell the truth.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
In Context
23If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
25Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.
Cross References
Leviticus 5:1“If you sin by not giving the evidence you have about a legal case, whether you saw something yourself or heard about it, you bear responsibility for your guilt.
Psalms 50:18When you see people stealing, you admire them; you associate with adulterers.
Proverbs 1:19This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!
Proverbs 8:36But those who don't find me hurt themselves; everyone who hates me loves death.”
Proverbs 20:2When a king gets terribly angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; anyone who makes him furious is liable to be killed.
Mark 11:17He explained to them, “Doesn't Scripture say, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have turned it into a den of thieves!”
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 →