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Proverbs 6:30–35

30 People do not despise a thief

If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

31 Yet when he is found, che must restore sevenfold;

He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman dlacks understanding;

He who does so destroys his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor he will get,

And his reproach will not be wiped away.

34 For ejealousy is a husband’s fury;

Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will 3accept no recompense,

Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

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Proverbs 6:30–35 — The New International Version (NIV)

30 People do not despise a thief if he steals

to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,

though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense;

whoever does so destroys himself.

33 Blows and disgrace are his lot,

and his shame will never be wiped away.

34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will not accept any compensation;

he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — English Standard Version (ESV)

30 People do not despise a thief if he steals

to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,

31 but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold;

he will give all the goods of his house.

32 He who commits adultery lacks sense;

he who does it destroys himself.

33 He will get wounds and dishonor,

and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy makes a man furious,

and he will not spare when he takes revenge.

35 He will accept no compensation;

he will refuse though you multiply gifts.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding:

He that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

33 A wound and dishonour shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy is the rage of a man:

Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — New Living Translation (NLT)

30 Excuses might be found for a thief

who steals because he is starving.

31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,

even if he has to sell everything in his house.

32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,

for he destroys himself.

33 He will be wounded and disgraced.

His shame will never be erased.

34 For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will accept no compensation,

nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — New Century Version (NCV)

30 People don’t hate a thief

when he steals because he is hungry.

31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,

and it may cost him everything he owns.

32 A man who takes part in adultery has no sense;

he will destroy himself.

33 He will be beaten up and disgraced,

and his shame will never go away.

34 Jealousy makes a husband very angry,

and he will have no pity when he gets revenge.

35 He will accept no payment for the wrong;

he will take no amount of money.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — American Standard Version (ASV)

30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:

He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy is the rage of a man;

And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

30 They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry: 31 and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance; 35 he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest thy gifts.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

30 People do not despise a thief who is hungry 

when he steals to satisfy his appetite, 

31 but when he is caught, 

he has to repay it seven times. 

He must give up all the possessions in his house. 

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. 

Whoever does this destroys himself. 

33 An adulterous man will find diseaseand dishonor, 

and his disgrace will not be blotted out, 

34 because jealousy arouses a husband’s fury. 

The husband will show no mercy when he takes revenge. 

35 No amount of money will change his mind. 

The largest bribe will not satisfy him. 

Proverbs 6:30–35 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

30 People don’t despise the thief if he steals

to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

31 Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;

he must give up all the wealth in his house.

32 The one who commits adultery lacks sense;

whoever does so destroys himself.

33 He will get a beating and dishonor,

and his disgrace will never be removed.

34 For jealousy enrages a husband,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will not be appeased by anything

or be persuaded by lavish gifts.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

30 Thieves are not despised who steal only

to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.

31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;

they will forfeit all the goods of their house.

32 But he who commits adultery has no sense;

he who does it destroys himself.

33 He will get wounds and dishonor,

and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,

and he shows no restraint when he takes revenge.

35 He will accept no compensation,

and refuses a bribe no matter how great.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

30 People do not despise a thief when he steals

to fill himself when he is hungry.

31 But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold,

every possession of his house he shall give.

32 He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense,

he destroys himself who does it.

33 A wound and dishonor he will find,

and his disgrace will not be wiped out.

34 For jealousy is the fury of a husband,

and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.

35 He will not accept any compensation,

and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

30 People don’t hate a thief who steals

to fill his empty stomach.

31 But when he is caught, he must pay seven times as much as he stole.

It may even cost him everything he has.

32 A man who commits adultery has no sense.

Anyone who does it destroys himself.

33 He will be beaten up and dishonored.

His shame will never be wiped away.

34 Jealousy stirs up a husband’s anger.

He will show no mercy when he gets even.

35 He won’t accept any payment.

He won’t take any money, no matter how much he is offered.

Proverbs 6:30–35 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals

To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;

He must give all the substance of his house.

32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;

He who would destroy himself does it.

33 Wounds and disgrace he will find,

And his reproach will not be blotted out.

34 For jealousy enrages a man,

And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will not accept any ransom,

Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.


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