God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 29:24
24Whoever is a thief’s partner hates his own life. He will not testify under oath.
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 person stirs up a fight, and a hothead does much wrong. 23A person’s pride will humiliate him, but a humble spirit gains honor. Whoever is a thief’s partner hates his own life. He will not testify under oath. 25A person’s fear sets a trap ⌞for him⌟, but one who trusts the Lord is safe. 26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but justice for humanity 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’s set an ambush to kill someone. Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
- Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you want to make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They don’t notice the widows’ pleas.
- Mark 11:17Then he taught them by saying, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a gathering place for thieves.”
- Proverbs 6:32Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. Whoever does this destroys himself.
- Proverbs 8:36Whoever sins against me harms himself. All those who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 15:32Whoever ignores discipline despises himself, but the person who listens to warning gains understanding.
- Proverbs 20:2The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
- Leviticus 5:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Now, if you are a witness under oath and won’t tell what you saw or what you know, you are sinning and will be punished.
- Judges 17:2He told his mother, “You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here’s the silver. I took it!” His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son!”
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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