Proverbs 6:31

Yet, if found, he must pay back sevenfold, All the substance of his house, must he give:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

30Men despise not a thief, when he stealeth, to satisfy his appetite, because he is famished;

32He that committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh sense, A destroyer of his own life, is he that doeth it;

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Cross References

Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit, shall make it good, silver, shall he pay back to the owner thereof,—and the dead beast, shall be his.

2 Samuel 12:6and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold,—because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity.

Matthew 18:25and, he, not having, wherewith to pay, the master ordered him to be sold, and the wife, and the children, and whatsoever 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 →

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