39 Bible Verses about thieves
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All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
If a thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, no blood shall be shed for him.
Truly, truly, I say to you, He who does not enter into the sheepfold by the door, but going up by another way, that one is a thief and a robber.
And He said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer"; but you have made it a den of thieves.
But know this, that if the steward of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I also have seen, says Jehovah.
I will bring it forth, says Jehovah of Hosts; and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by My name. And it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall devour it, and its timber and its stones.
And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.
saying to them, It is written, "My house is a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of thieves.
but if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of his house.
If thieves came to you, if destroyers by night (how you have been cut off!), would they not have stolen until they had enough? If the grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings?
He who shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears an oath and does not tell.
When you saw a thief, then you were pleased to be with him, and you have taken part with adulterers.
And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away from here. Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise.
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their rulers, and their priests, and their prophets;
And answering, Jesus said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothing and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, whether he has put his hand to his neighbor's goods.
And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
Do not lay up treasures on earth for yourselves, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.
The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, in whatever God brings to their hand.
In the dark they dig through houses which they had marked for themselves in the daytime; they do not know the light.
And He taught, saying to them, Is it not written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations?" But you have made it a den of thieves.
Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that he may have something to give to him who needs.
Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is the one who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.
And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.
For was not Israel a mockery to you? Was he found among thieves? For ever since you spoke of him, you skipped for joy.
They shall rush on the city; they shall run on the wall; they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
For you yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no sin; he shall be a companion to a destroyer.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or a meddler in the affairs of others.
where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the middle.
Then which of these three, do you think, was neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?
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Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no sin; he shall be a companion to a destroyer.
My son, if sinners lure you, do not be willing. If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, we will watch secretly for the innocent without cause; let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those who go down into the pit; read more.
we shall find all precious goods; we shall fill our houses with plunder; cast in your lot among us, and let us have one purse. My son, do not walk in the way with them! Keep back your foot from their path, for their feet run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird, And they lie in wait for their own blood; they watch secretly for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who gains unjust gain; it takes away its owners' life.
And he that steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
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John 12:6He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried the things put in.