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Proverbs 6:30

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

KJV

Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit : furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam ;

Vulgate

οὐ θαυμαστὸν ἐὰν ἁλῷ τις κλέπτων, κλέπτει γὰρ ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν πεινῶν·

LXX

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

ASV

לֹא יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭/גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנ֑וֹב לְ/מַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשׁ֗/וֹ כִּ֣י יִרְעָֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בָּז
bz
verb · 12×
גַּנָּֽב
gnb
noun · 17×
י
y
noun · 752×
ךָ֒
k
verb · 13×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מָלְאָ֥ה
ml'h
verb · 248×
תִּגְנֹ֤ב
tgnb
verb · 39×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 22:7 — If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
  • Prov 30:9 — Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.