Proverbs 29:24
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
In Context
23Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honor.
Cross References
Leviticus 5:1And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and he is a witness or has seen or been conscious, if he do not report it, he shall bear his iniquity.
Psalms 50:18Do good, O Lord, to Sion in your good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. 1
Proverbs 1:19These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
Proverbs 8:36But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.
Proverbs 20:2The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
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 →