Proverbs 6:30
Men do not despise a thief,if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:
New Heart English 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 who goes in to his neighbor's wife.Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
31but if he is found, he shall restore seven times.He shall give all the wealth of his house.
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 being found guilty.
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 →