Proverbs 6:30
Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
31But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.
Cross References
Leviticus 6:5Or for whatsoeuer he hath sworne falsely, he shall both restore it in the whole summe, and shall adde the fift parte more thereto, and giue it vnto him to whome perteyneth, the same day that he offreth for trespasse.
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 →