Proverbs 6:31

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

WEB

but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

ASV

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

LSV

And being found he repays sevenfold, || He gives all the substance of his house.

YLT

And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

DBY

and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

DRC

And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.

GNV

But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.

JPS

But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.

LXXE

but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת־כָּל־ה֖וֹן בֵּית֣וֹ יִתֵּֽן׃

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν δὲ ἁλῷ, ἀποτίσει ἑπταπλάσια, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ δοὺς ῥύσεται ἑσυτόν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Luke 19:8But 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.”
• Exodus 22:1–4“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. If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.…
• 2 Samuel 12:6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
• Job 20:18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
• Matthew 18:25Since 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.

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