Thematic Bible: To be made for dishonesty

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Verse Concepts

FraudExploitationsCompensationevil, victory overCheatingGood Decision Making ExamplesLaw, OtPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForRepentance, Nature OfRiches, Believers AttitudesRiches, Nature OfSelf IndulgenceSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfStealing

Unfaithfulness, To PeopleBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityFourfoldHalf Of PossessionsGiving To The PoorThose Helping The PoorStress And Hard TimesGiving Backpossessionscheatersaccusations

Let them say openly what they have done; and make payment for the wrong done, with the addition of a fifth part, and give it to him to whom the wrong was done.

Verse Concepts

Fractions, One FifthSin Confessed

confessing

If the evil-doer lets one who is in his debt have back what is his, and gives back what he had taken by force, and is guided by the rules of life, doing no evil; life will certainly be his, death will not overtake him.

Verse Concepts

CompensationStealingFulfilling The Law

Laws About PledgesLife Through Keeping The LawDebt

If anyone does wrong, and is untrue to the Lord, acting falsely to his neighbour in connection with something put in his care, or something given for a debt, or has taken away anything by force, or has been cruel to his neighbour, Or has taken a false oath about the loss of something which he has come across by chance; if a man has done any of these evil things, Causing sin to come on him, then he will have to give back the thing he took by force or got by cruel acts, or the goods which were put in his care or the thing he came on by chance, read more.
Or anything about which he took a false oath; he will have to give it all back, with the addition of a fifth of its value, to him whose property it is, when he has been judged to be in the wrong.

He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

Verse Concepts

Drawbacks To Riches