Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Holman Bible
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
International Standard Version
A thief isn't despised if he steals to meet his needs when he is hungry,
A Conservative Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
American Standard Version
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:
Amplified
People do not despise a thief if he steals
To satisfy himself when he is hungry;
Darby Translation
They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
Julia Smith Translation
They will not despise a thief if he shall steal to fill up his soul; for he will be hungry.
King James 2000
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[People] do not despise a thief when he steals to fill himself when he is hungry.
Modern King James verseion
They do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Men do not utterly despise a thief, that stealeth to satisfy his soul, when he is hungry:
NET Bible
People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.
New Heart English Bible
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:
The Emphasized Bible
Men despise not a thief, when he stealeth, to satisfy his appetite, because he is famished;
Webster
Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
World English Bible
Men don't despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:
Youngs Literal Translation
They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Against Relations With A Married Woman
29 So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment. 30 Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it: 31 But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
Cross References
Job 38:39
Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,