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Proverbs 6:30

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6:30People71 do not despise a thief when he steals

to fulfill his need72 when he is hungry.

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Footnotes

  1. 71 Heb “they do not despise.”
  2. 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

People do not despise a thief if he steals

to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

People do not despise a thief if he steals

to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

People don’t despise the thief if he steals

to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

NLTNew Living Translation

Excuses might be found for a thief

who steals because he is starving.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

People do not despise a thief when he steals

to fill himself when he is hungry.

KJV 1900King James Version

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;