Proverbs 6:30 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³⁰ Thieves are not despised who steal only to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁰ Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

Common English Bible

³⁰ People don’t despise a thief if he steals to fill his starving stomach.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁰ Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen. For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul.

Proverbs 6:30 Cross References

Job 38:39

“Can you hunt the prey for the lion or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.

Leviticus 6:5

or anything else about which you have sworn falsely, you shall repay the principal amount and add one-fifth to it. You shall pay it to its owner when you recognize your guilt.