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Proverbs 6:31
31Yet if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold, giving up all the wealth of 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
29So is he who goes to another man’s wife. No one who touches her will go unpunished. 30Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. Yet if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold, giving up all the wealth of his house. 32He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense. Whoever does so destroys himself. 33He will find disease and disgrace. His shame will never be wiped away.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:31 word by word
וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת־כָּל־ה֖וֹן בֵּית֣וֹ יִתֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:31
- Exodus 22:1“If a thief found breaking in is struck so that he dies, there is no bloodguilt for him.
- 2 Samuel 12:6So he must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did such a thing and showed no pity.”
- Job 20:18He gives back what he toiled for without swallowing it; he will not enjoy the riches of his trade.
- Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord. “Look, Master, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have somehow cheated anyone, I repay four times as much!”
- Matthew 18:25But since he didn’t have the money to repay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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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