Proverbs 6:30 “Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.”

Proverbs 6:30

Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

World English Bible

Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

American Standard Version

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

Geneva Bible 1599

Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.

Darby Translation

They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

Young's Literal Translation

They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

Bible in Basic English

Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

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In context

29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

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