Proverbs 28:24

New International Reader's Version

Anyone who steals from their parents and says, “It’s not wrong,” is just like someone who destroys.

Cross References

Psalm 35:10

My whole being will cry out, “Who is like you, Lord? You save poor people from those who are too strong for them. You save poor and needy people from those who rob them.”

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with wise people and become wise. A companion of foolish people suffers harm.

Proverbs 18:9

Anyone who doesn’t want to work is like someone who destroys.

Proverbs 19:26

Anyone who robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and dishonor.

Proverbs 22:9

Those who give freely will be blessed. That’s because they share their food with those who are poor.

Proverbs 28:7

A child who understands what is right learns from instruction. But a child who likes to eat too much brings shame on his father.

Judges 17:2

He said to his mother, “Someone took 28 pounds of silver from you. I heard you curse the one who took it. I have the silver with me. I’m the one who took it.” Then his mother said, “My son, may the Lord bless you!”