Proverbs 6:31

New International Reader's Version

But when he is caught, he must pay seven times as much as he stole. It may even cost him everything he has.

Cross References

Genesis 4:15

But the Lord said to him, “No. Anyone who kills you will be paid back seven times.” The Lord put a mark on Cain. Then anyone who found him wouldn’t kill him.

2 Samuel 12:6

The man must pay back four times as much as that lamb was worth. How could he do such a thing? And he wasn’t even sorry he had done it.”

Job 20:18

What they worked for they must give back before they can eat it. They won’t enjoy what they have earned.

Psalm 79:12

Lord, our neighbors have laughed at you. Pay them back seven times for what they have done.

Exodus 21:34

Then the person who opened the pit must pay the animal’s owner for the loss. The dead animal will belong to the person who opened the pit.

Matthew 18:25

The man was not able to pay. So his master gave an order. The man, his wife, his children, and all he owned had to be sold to pay back what he owed.

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up. He said, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of what I own to those who are poor. And if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay it back. I will pay back four times the amount I took.”