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Proverbs 29:24
24Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the curse [when swearing an oath to testify], but discloses nothing [and commits perjury by omission].
Proverbs 29:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
- New International Version (NIV)The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.
Context of Proverbs 29:24
22An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions. 23A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down, But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor. Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the curse [when swearing an oath to testify], but discloses nothing [and commits perjury by omission]. 25The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the Lord will be exalted and safe. 26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:24 word by word
חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:24
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us; Let us lie in wait to shed blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
- Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior, And you associate with adulterers.
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes And chases after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the widow’s cause come before them [instead they delay or turn a deaf ear].
- Mark 11:17He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a robbers’ den.”
- Proverbs 6:32But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles]; He who would destroy his soul does it.
- Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love and court death.”
- Proverbs 15:32He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself, But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].
- Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
- Leviticus 5:1‘If anyone sins after he hears a public adjuration (solemn command to testify) when he is a witness, whether he has seen or [otherwise] known [something]—if he fails to report it, then he will bear his guilt and be held responsible.
- Judges 17:2And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you cursed [the thief] and also spoke about in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son before the Lord.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Hateth his own soul - נפשו naphsho, his life, as the outraged law may at any time seize on and put him to death. He heareth cursing - אלה alah, the execration or adjuration, (for all culprits were charged, as before God, to tell the truth), יגד ולא velo yagpid, but He will not tell It. He has no fear of God, nor reverence for an oath, because his heart is hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24On the first discovery of the theft, the person wronged Judges 17:2, or the judge of the city (marginal reference), pronounced a solemn curse on the thief and on all who, knowing the offender, were unwilling to give evidence against him. The accomplice of the thief hears that curse, and yet is silent, and so falls under it, and “destroys his own soul.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 The receiver is as bad as the thief.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24he receives the oath: See Leviticus 5:1.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. hateth ... soul--(Compare Pr 8:36). heareth cursing--(Le 5:1), risks the punishment, rather than reveal truth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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