Proverbs 6:31
Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; 1 he must give up everything of value in his house. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 do not despise a thief if he steals 1 to satisfy his need when he is hungry. 1
32The one who commits adultery has no sense; 1 the one who does it destroys himself. 1
Cross References
Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit must repay the loss. He must give money to the dead animal's owner, and the dead animal will become his.
2 Samuel 12:6He must pay back the lamb four times over because he did such a thing, and because he had no pity on the poor man.”
Matthew 18:25But since he had not the means to repay, his master commanded him to be sold, together with his wife and children and everything that he had, and payment to be made.
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 →