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Proverbs 29:24

24 He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;

He ahears the oath but tells nothing.

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Proverbs 29:24 — The New International Version (NIV)

24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;

they are put under oath and dare not testify.

Proverbs 29:24 — English Standard Version (ESV)

24 The partner of a thief hates his own life;

he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.

Proverbs 29:24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul:

He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Proverbs 29:24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.

You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.

Proverbs 29:24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;

He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.

Proverbs 29:24 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 Partners of thieves are their own worst enemies.

If they have to testify in court, they are afraid to say anything.

Proverbs 29:24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul;

He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Proverbs 29:24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.

Proverbs 29:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 Whoever is a thief’s partner hates his own life. 

He will not testify under oath. 

Proverbs 29:24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;

he hears the curse but will not testify.

Proverbs 29:24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life;

one hears the victim’s curse, but discloses nothing.

Proverbs 29:24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 Being a partner with a thief is hating one’s life;

a curse he will hear, but not disclose.

Proverbs 29:24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 Anyone who helps a thief is his own enemy.

When he is put under oath, he doesn’t dare give witness.


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