Proverbs 6:30
Men do not despise a ganav if he steal 1 to satisfy his nefesh when he is starving; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
In Context
29So is he that goeth into his eshet re'a; 1 whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 6:5And the eish upon the Mizbe'ach shall be burning in it; it must not go out; and the kohen shall burn wood on it every boker, and arrange the olah (burnt offering) upon it; and he must burn thereon the chelvei HaShelamim (fat of the peace offerings).
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 →