'Thieves' in the Bible
Driven away from human company, they were shouted at as though they were thieves.
Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. All of them are lovers of bribes and are runners after gifts. They don't bring justice to orphans, and the widow's case never comes up for review in their court."
If the grape harvesters came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came at night, they would destroy only until they had enough.
Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
"When I was healing Israel, Ephraim's sin was uncovered, along with Samaria's wickedness. While they craft lying schemes, the thief invades, and the gang of thieves plunders outside.
"If thieves came against you, if marauding gangs by night Oh, how you will be destroyed! Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave some grapes to be gleaned?
He responded to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, all liars will be ejected."
"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal,
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, "O God, I thank you that I'm not like other people thieves, dishonest people, adulterers, or even this tax collector.
All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.