Proverbs 6:31
But if he's caught, he has to pay back seven times what he stole, even if it means handing over everything he has in his house.
Free Bible Version
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
30People don't condemn a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he's hungry.
32Any man who commits adultery with a woman has no sense; he who does so destroys himself.
Cross References
Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit must pay compensation to the animal's owner and keep the dead animal.
2 Samuel 12:6He must repay that lamb with four of his own for doing this, for being so heartless.”
Matthew 18:25Since he didn't have the money to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all his possessions, so that the debt could be paid back.
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 →