Proverbs 6:30–31
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6:30People71 do not despise a thief when he steals
to fulfill his need72 when he is hungry.
6:31Yet73 if he is caught74 he must repay75 seven times over,
he might even have to give76 all the wealth of his house.
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- 71 Heb “they do not despise.”
- 72 Heb “himself” or “his life.” Since the word נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally “soul”) refers to the whole person, body and soul, and since it has a basic idea of the bundle of appetites that make up a person, the use here for satisfying his hunger is appropriate.
- 73 The term “yet” is supplied in the translation.
- 74 Heb “is found out.” The perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive is equivalent to the imperfect nuances. Here it introduces either a conditional or a temporal clause before the imperfect.
- 75 The imperfect tense has an obligatory nuance. The verb in the Piel means “to repay; to make restitution; to recompense”; cf. , , “must pay back.”
- 76 This final clause in the section is somewhat cryptic. The guilty thief must pay back sevenfold what he stole, even if it means he must use the substance of his whole house. The verb functions as an imperfect of possibility: “he might even give.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold;
he will give all the goods of his house.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
People do not despise a thief if he steals
to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,
though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;
he must give up all the wealth in his house.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Excuses might be found for a thief
who steals because he is starving.
But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
People do not despise a thief when he steals
to fill himself when he is hungry.
But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold,
every possession of his house he shall give.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal
To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
He shall give all the substance of his house.
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