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Proverbs 6:30 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; "
Proverbs 6:30
Verse in Context
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Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
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Proverbs 6:1
"My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,"
Proverbs 6:2
"Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth."
Proverbs 6:3
"Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend."
Proverbs 6:4
"Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids."
Proverbs 6:5
"Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler."
Proverbs 6:6
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
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