Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

He who shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears an oath and does not tell.

New American Standard Bible

He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He hears the oath but tells nothing.

King James Version

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Holman Bible

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

International Standard Version

A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.

A Conservative Version

He who is partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears the adjuration and utters nothing.

American Standard Version

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Amplified


Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life;
He hears the curse [when swearing an oath to testify], but discloses nothing [and commits perjury by omission].

Bible in Basic English

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

Darby Translation

Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.

Julia Smith Translation

He dividing with a thief, hates his soul: he shall hear cursing and shall not announce.

King James 2000

Whosoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul: he hears cursing, and reveals it not.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Being a partner with a thief is hating one's life; a curse he will hear, but not disclose.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso keepeth company with a thief, hateth his own soul; he heareth blasphemies, and telleth it not forth.

NET Bible

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

New Heart English Bible

Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

The Emphasized Bible

He that shareth with a thief, hateth himself, an oath, he heareth, yet may not tell.

Webster

Whoever is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and discloseth it not.

World English Bible

Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
with a thief
גּנּב 
Gannab 
Usage: 17

שׂנא 
Sane' 
Usage: 145

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

אלה 
'alah 
Usage: 35

and bewrayeth
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

References

Easton

Morish

Context Readings

All About Life

23 A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. 24 He who shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears an oath and does not tell. 25 The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

Cross References

Leviticus 5:1

And if a soul sins and hears the voice of swearing, and is a witness, and he has seen or known, if he does not tell it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Proverbs 8:36

But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

Judges 17:2

And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me. Behold, I took it. And his mother said, Be blessed of Jehovah, my son.

Psalm 50:18-22

When you saw a thief, then you were pleased to be with him, and you have taken part with adulterers.

Proverbs 1:11-19

If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, we will watch secretly for the innocent without cause;

Proverbs 6:32

Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does it destroys his own soul.

Proverbs 15:32

He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gets understanding.

Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever stirs him up to anger sins against his own soul.

Isaiah 1:23

your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Mark 11:17

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.

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