Proverbs 6:31 · KJV
“But {if} he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”
— Proverbs 6:31
{Men} do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
{But} whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own soul. {understanding: Heb. heart}
Proverbs 6 — Context
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30{Men} do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31But {if} he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32{But} whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he {that} doeth it destroyeth his own soul. {understanding: Heb. heart}
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Cross References
Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore {him} fourfold.
2 Samuel 12:6
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
Job 20:18
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow {it} down: according to {his} substance {shall} the restitution {be}, and he shall not rejoice {therein}. {his...: Heb. the substance of his exchange}
Exodus 22:1-4
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. {or a sheep: or, or a goat}
Matthew 18:25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.