52 Bible Verses about Stealing

Do not steal.

He that steals must steal no more. Let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to someone in need.

The thief comes to steal, and kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Do not steal. Do not deal falsely. Do not lie to one another.

Do not count on extortion to make you rich. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

You know the commandments, do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.

You know the commandments, do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, and do not bear false witness. Honor your father and mother.

You then who teach another, do you teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal?

For the Law code says: You must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, and you must not covet. If there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying; namely, you must love your neighbor as yourself.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor people who worship idols, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous (greedy), nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death regardless of whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.

A man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it. He must pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep. If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guiltiness on his account. But if it happens after sunrise, he is guilty of murder. A thief must make up for what he has stolen. If he is unable to do so, he should be sold as a slave to pay for what he stole.read more.
If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is a bull, donkey, or a sheep, he must make up for the loss with double the amount.

As a thief feels ashamed when he is caught, so the nation of Israel will feel ashamed. Their kings, princes, priests, and prophets will also feel ashamed.

The partner of a thief hates his life. He hears the oath but tells nothing.

Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.

You know that we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money we found in the top of our sacks. Why should we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

Here I am! Testify against me before Jehovah and before his anointed one. Whose bull have I stolen? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I cheated anyone? Have I oppressed any? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make it right. The people answered: You have not cheated us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from anyone. Samuel replied: Jehovah and the king he has chosen are witnesses today that you have found me to be completely innocent. They answered: That is right, Jehovah is our witness!

Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving. But if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold. He must give everything in his house.

I require two things from you. Do not deprive me of them before I die. Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me. If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

They do nothing but swear, deceive, kill, steal and commit adultery! There is violence and bloodshed in the land.

Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.

Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!

Jesus answered: A man traveled from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell among robbers. They stripped him, beat him and left him half dead.

My son, if sinners tempt you do not consent. If they say: Come with us. Let us lie in wait to kill someone. Let us ambush the innocent without cause. Let us swallow them alive and whole just as the grave does, and just as the dead go into the pit.read more.
We will find precious material possessions and we fill our houses with plunder. Throw in with us. Let us all have one purse. My son, do not walk in the way with them. Withhold your food from their path!

In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brothers;

The wicked remove landmarks. They seize flocks and pasture them.

Jehovah says: The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.

You say: When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit.

Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken.

Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were trading there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those trading in doves. He told them: It is written, 'My house is to be named a house of prayer,' but you are making it a hiding place of thieves.

When in Jerusalem he entered the temple and turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of the people who sold doves. He would not allow any man to carry merchandise through the temple. When he taught, he said: Is it not written, my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.

Jesus entered the temple and drove out the merchants. He said: It is written my house shall be a house of prayer. You have made it a den of robbers.

Has this house, called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, declares Jehovah.

When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household idols.

There was a man named Micah, who lived in the mountains of Ephraim. He said to his mother: When someone stole those eleven hundred pieces of silver from you, you put a curse on the robber. I heard you do it. Look, I have the money. I am the one who took it. His mother said: Jehovah blesses you.

Only Ahaziah's son Jehoash escaped. He was about to be killed with the others, but was rescued by his aunt Jehosheba, who was King Jehoram's daughter and Ahaziah's half sister. She hid him and his nurse in a bedroom in the Temple.

You brought these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things and put them in their own possessions.

Two robbers were impaled with him. One was on the right hand and one on the left.

They impaled two robbers with him, one on his right hand, and one on his left.

The robbers that were impaled with him also insulted him.

Two criminals were to be put to death with him.

He did not say this because he cared for the poor. He was a thief. He had the moneybox and took away what was put in it.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

For you know perfectly that the Day of Jehovah will come like a thief in the night. (Zephaniah 1:14)

If people come to pick your grapes, will they not leave a few grapes behind? If thieves come during the night, will they steal only until they have had enough? Yet, I will strip the descendants of Esau. I will find their hiding places. They will not be able to hide. Their children and relatives will be destroyed. None of their neighbors will say:

The day of Jehovah will come as a thief. The heavens will pass away with a great noise. The elements shall be dissolved with intense heat. And the earth and the works in it will be burned up (destroyed). (Joel 2:31) (Zephaniah 1:14)

I ask you: 'will you rob and defraud God? Of course not, yet you are robbing and defrauding me!' 'How have we robbed and defrauded?' You ask. 'In the matter of tithes and offerings.' A curse is on all of you because the whole nation is cheating me.

Truly I tell you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs up some other way is a thief and a robber.

Thieves and robbers came in place of me but the sheep did not listen to them.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor people who worship idols, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous (greedy), nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, will inherit the kingdom of God. That is what some of you were. You have been washed clean and now you are sanctified. The Spirit of our God declares you righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus.

and if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole, if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but he will live.