Proverbs 6:31

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Proverbs 6:29–33 · Berean Standard Bible

29 So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

30 Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.

31 Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

33 Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 22:1

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

Exodus 22:3

But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.

Exodus 22:4

If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.

2 Samuel 12:6

Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

Job 20:18

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Matthew 18:25

Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.