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Proverbs 6:31
31But if someone catches him, he must pay back seven times what he took. He may lose everything that he has in his house.
Proverbs 6:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.
Context of Proverbs 6:31
29It is the same when a man has sex with another man's wife. Anyone who does that will receive punishment that hurts him. 30People may excuse someone who steals food because he is hungry. But if someone catches him, he must pay back seven times what he took. He may lose everything that he has in his house. 32But a man who sleeps with another man's wife is stupid. He is destroying his own life. 33He deserves his punishment and shame. He will never stop being ashamed.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:31 word by word
וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת־כָּל־ה֖וֹן בֵּית֣וֹ יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 6:31
- Exodus 22:1Perhaps someone may take another person's cow or sheep for himself. He may kill it or he may sell it. As punishment, he must pay the owner five cows for each cow that he has taken. He must pay four sheep for each sheep that he has taken.
- 2 Samuel 12:6He did that cruel thing and he was not sorry for the poor man. So he must pay the poor man enough money to buy four lambs.’
- Job 20:18He will have to give back everything that he owned. He will not enjoy the things that he has worked for.
- Luke 19:8Later, Zacchaeus stood up in front of everyone. He said to the Lord Jesus, ‘Listen, Master! I will give half of all the things that I have to poor people. I may have taken too much money from some people. I will give back to them four times as much as I took from them wrongly.’
- Matthew 18:25The servant could not pay his big debt to the king. So the king said to his men, “Sell the servant and his wife and his children and all his things. Then I will keep the money to pay his debt.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:31
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-31Sevenfold likely means "a large amount" because the law did not require such high repayment (see Exodus 22:1, 4, 9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. Such a thief is pitied, though heavily punished.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- 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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