Proverbs 29:24

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 dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression. 23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor. A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify. 25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high. 26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

Proverbs 29:24 word by word

חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד׃Read the interlinear

• A partnerחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• toעִם‛im · withH5973
• a thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
• hatesשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• his own soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• he receivesשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• but does notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• testifyנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046

Cross-references for Proverbs 29:24

• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
• Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
• Mark 11:17Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
• Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
• Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
• Proverbs 15:32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
• Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
• Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
• Judges 17:2said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by 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

Topics related to Proverbs 29:24

• Company
• Complicity
• Fellowship

In the dictionaries

• Bewray
• Correct
• Delicately
• Flatter
• Hasty
• Rejoice
• Trust
• Uphold
• Adjuration
• Bewray; Bewrayer

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