Proverbs 29:24
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
In Context
23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honour.
25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Cross References
Leviticus 5:1And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity:
Psalms 50:18When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Proverbs 1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 8:36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
Mark 11:17And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:24
23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. This agrees with what Christ said more than once, 1. That those who exalt themselves shall be abased. Those that think to gain respect by lifting up themselves above their rank, by looking high, talking big, appearing fine, and applauding themselves, will on the contrary expose themselves to contempt, lose their reputation, and provoke God by humbling providences to bring them down and lay them low. 2. That those who humble… Read the whole commentary →