Proverbs 6:30

Proverbs 6:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
• English Standard Version (ESV)People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
• New King James Version (NKJV)People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.

Context of Proverbs 6:30

28Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? 29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving. 31Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house. 32But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.

Proverbs 6:30 word by word

לֹא־יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנ֑וֹב לְמַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ כִּ֣י יִרְעָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• do not despiseבּוּזbûz · to despiseH936
• a thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
• if he stealגָּנַבgânab · to stealH1589
• to satisfyמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• when he is hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · be hungryH7456

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Men do not despise a thief if he steal - Every man pities the poor culprit who was perishing for lack of food, and stole to satisfy his hunger; yet no law clears him: he is bound to make restitution; in some cases double, in others quadruple and quintuple; and if he have not property enough to make restitution, to be sold for a bondsman; Exodus 22:1-4; Leviticus 25:39.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to Proverbs 6:30

• Fine
• Restitution
• Theft and Thieves
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
• Teach
• Appetite
• Crime; Crimes
• Hezekiah (2)
• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of

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