Proverbs 6:30
Men don’t despise a thief, 2 if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry: 1
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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 who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. 2 Whoever touches her will not be unpunished. 1
31but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. 2 He shall give all the wealth of his house. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 6:5or any thing about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it even in full, and shall add a fifth part more to it. To him to whom it belongs he shall give it, in the day of his trespass guilt.
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 →