2 Samuel 12:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And because he didn't have any pity on the poor man, he will have to pay four times what the lamb was worth.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:11

Now give back the fields, vineyards, olive orchards, and houses you have taken and also the interest you have been paid.”

Exodus 21:34

You must pay for the dead animal, and it becomes yours.

Exodus 22:1

If you steal an ox and slaughter or sell it, you must replace it with five oxen; if you steal a sheep and slaughter it or sell it, you must replace it with four sheep.

Proverbs 6:31

And thieves who get caught must pay back seven times what was stolen and lose everything.

Leviticus 6:5

and pay the owner a fine of twenty per cent.

Luke 19:8

Later that day Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “I will give half of my property to the poor. And I will now pay back four times as much to everyone I have ever cheated.”

James 2:13

Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!