Proverbs 6:30
“Men doe not despise a thiefe, if he steale to satisfie his soule, when hee is hungry:”
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Proverbs 6:30 Context
28Can one goe vpon hote coales, and his feete not be burnt? 29So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife; whosoeuer toucheth her, shall not be innocent. 30Men doe not despise a thiefe, if he steale to satisfie his soule, when hee is hungry: 31But if he be found, he shall restore seuenfold, he shall giue all the substance of his house. 32But who so committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: hee that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 6:30
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- King James Version
Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:
- Basic English Bible
They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
- Darby Bible
Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- Webster's Bible
Men don't despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:
- World English Bible
They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 6:30
6:30 Despise - Abhor, but rather pity him.