While you are guiding others, who is going to guide you? I’m quite serious. While preaching “Don’t steal!” are you going to rob people blind? Who would suspect you?

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?

NLTNew Living Translation

Well then, if you teach others, why don’t you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore, the one who teaches someone else, do you not teach yourself? The one who preaches not to steal, do you steal?

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

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