Exodus 22:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.

Cross References

Matthew 24:43

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time   the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Numbers 35:27

and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge and kills him, the avenger will not be guilty of bloodshed,

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord  will come just like a thief  in the night.

Joel 2:9

They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves.

Hosea 7:1

when I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim  and the crimes of Samaria will be exposed. For they practise fraud; a thief breaks in; a raiding party pillages outside.

Job 30:5

They were banished from human society; people shouted at them as if they were thieves.

Job 24:14

The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy, and by night he becomes a thief.

1 Peter 4:15

Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.

Job 24:16

In the dark they break  into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.

Jeremiah 2:34

Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor. You did not catch them breaking and entering. But in spite of all these things