Proverbs 6:30
People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.
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- Job 38:39 : 39 “Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,
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- Prov 6:31-355 verses79%
31 Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.
32 A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.
33 He will be beaten and despised, and his reproach will not be wiped away;
34 for jealousy kindles a husband’s rage, and he will not show mercy when he takes revenge.
35 He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.
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29 So it is with the one who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.
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24 Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.
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28 The one who steals must steal no longer; instead he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.
- Exod 22:1-33 verses73%
1 Laws about Property(21:37)“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep.
2 “If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.
3 If the sun has risen on him, then there is blood guilt for him. A thief must surely make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he will be sold for his theft.
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26 All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
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17 “Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”
- Exod 22:7-82 verses73%
7 “If a man gives his neighbor money or articles for safekeeping, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he must repay double.
8 If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods.
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15 “You shall not steal.
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7 does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
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5 The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty pant for their wealth.
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6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
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5 “If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
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26 for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
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12 But if it was stolen from him, he will pay its owner.
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19 You must not steal.
- Matt 6:19-202 verses72%
19 Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and devouring insect do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
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2 “When a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen,
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18 When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.
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16 does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,
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9 lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say,“Who is the LORD?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
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7 All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!
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7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
- Eccl 6:1-22 verses71%
1 Not Everyone Enjoys Life Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:
2 God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor– instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.
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27 The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
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3 Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
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30 Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
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18 He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.
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7 You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.
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15 Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.
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7 The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
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25 The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.
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4 when it happens that he sins and he is found guilty, then he must return whatever he had stolen, or whatever he had extorted, or the thing that he had held in trust, or the lost thing that he had found,
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3 The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
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22 What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
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11 and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.
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21 To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.
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5 “If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!
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17 Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
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9 If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,
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11 May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!