Proverbs 6:31

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Revised Version 1895

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 do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

32He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead beast shall be his.

2 Samuel 12:6and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Matthew 18:25But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all 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 →

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