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Selected Verse: Proverbs 6:31 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 6:31 |
Strong Concordance |
But if he be found [04672], he shall restore [07999] sevenfold [07659]; he shall give [05414] all the substance [01952] of his house [01004]. |
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King James |
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| sevenfold--(compare Exo 22:1-4), for many, ample (compare Gen 4:24; Mat 18:21), even if all his wealth is taken. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Restore - He speaks not of that restitution which the law required, but of that which either the wronged person might force the thief to make, or which the thief would willingly give rather than be exposed to public shame. |
21 Then [5119] came [4334] Peter [4074] to him [846], and said [2036], Lord [2962], how oft [4212] shall my [3450] brother [80] sin [264] against [1519] me [1691], and [2532] I forgive [863] him [846]? till [2193] seven times [2034]?
24 If [03588] Cain [07014] shall be avenged [05358] sevenfold [07659], truly Lamech [03929] seventy [07657] and sevenfold [07651].
1 If a man [0376] shall steal [01589] an ox [07794], or a sheep [07716], and kill [02873] it, or sell [04376] it; he shall restore [07999] five [02568] oxen [01241] for an ox [07794], and four [0702] sheep [06629] for a sheep [07716].
2 If a thief [01590] be found [04672] breaking up [04290], and be smitten [05221] that he die [04191], there shall no blood [01818] be shed for him.
3 If the sun [08121] be risen [02224] upon him, there shall be blood [01818] shed for him; for he should make full [07999] restitution [07999]; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold [04376] for his theft [01591].
4 If the theft [01591] be certainly [04672] found [04672] in his hand [03027] alive [02416], whether it be ox [07794], or ass [02543], or sheep [07716]; he shall restore [07999] double [08147].