Proverbs 6:31

But if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, 1 And shall deliver himself by giving all his goods. 1

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But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

In Context

30It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, 1 For he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul: 1

32But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make compensation; he shall give money to their owner, and the dead shall be his own.

2 Samuel 12:6And he shall restore the lamb sevenfold, because he has not spared.

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 →

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