Proverbs 6:31 “Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth o…”

Proverbs 6:31

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

World English Bible

but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

American Standard Version

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

Geneva Bible 1599

But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.

Darby Translation

and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Young's Literal Translation

And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

Bible in Basic English

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

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Cross references

“if”

Luke 19:8 2 Samuel 12:6 Job 20:18 Exodus 22:1 Exodus 22:3 Exodus 22:4

Luke 19:8 · BSB

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

2 Samuel 12:6 · BSB

Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

Job 20:18 · BSB

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

Exodus 22:1 · BSB

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

Exodus 22:3 · BSB

But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.

Exodus 22:4 · BSB

If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.

“he shall give”

Matthew 18:25

Matthew 18:25 · BSB

Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

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