Proverbs 29:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 5:1 : 1 And if anyone does wrong by saying nothing when he is put under oath as a witness of something he has seen or had knowledge of, then he will be responsible:
  • Prov 8:36 : 36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
  • Prov 15:32 : 32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.
  • Mark 11:17 : 17 And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.
  • Ps 50:18-22 : 18 When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives. 19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit. 20 You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son. 21 These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes. 22 Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:
  • Prov 1:11-19 : 11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause; 12 Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death; 13 Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth; 14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag: 15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways: 16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life. 17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird: 18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. 19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Prov 6:32 : 32 He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.
  • Judg 17:2 : 2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see, I have the silver, for I took it: so now I will give it back to you. And his mother said, May the blessing of the Lord be on my son.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

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    24 He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

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    18 When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

  • Prov 6:29-30
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    29 So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

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  • Prov 20:19
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    19 He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

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  • Prov 22:25
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  • Prov 29:23
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  • Prov 11:15
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    15 He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Prov 28:13
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    13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

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  • Prov 11:12-13
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  • Prov 15:27
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    27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

  • Prov 17:18-20
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    18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.

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  • Ps 15:3-4
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  • Prov 25:9-10
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  • Prov 24:18
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    24 Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

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    21 Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

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