Proverbs 6:31

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“Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.”

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 6:31 in the flow of Proverbs6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:31 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
  2. Exodus 22:1“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
  3. 2 Samuel 12:6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
  4. Job 20:18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
  5. Matthew 18:25Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
  6. Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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