Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 6:30
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Berean Standard Bible
Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
King James Version
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
World English Bible
Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
American Standard Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 6
28 Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
29 So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30 Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
31 Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
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