Proverbs 6:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:30 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 6:30 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 6:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,”

Proverbs 6:30 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 6:30 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,”

Proverbs 6:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry: ”

Proverbs 6:30 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.”

Proverbs 6:30 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:30 in Context — Proverbs 6

28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

29 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;

31 But 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.

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What Does Proverbs 6:30 Mean?

Proverbs 6:30 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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