Thematic Bible: To be made for dishonesty

Then Zacchaeus stood and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

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

then they shall confess their sin which they have done, and he shall recompense his guilt with the principal thereof and add unto it the fifth part thereof and give it unto him against whom he is guilty.

Verse Concepts

Fractions, One FifthSin Confessed

confessing

if the wicked restores the pledge, returns that which he had robbed, walks in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Verse Concepts

CompensationStealingFulfilling The Law

Laws About PledgesLife Through Keeping The LawDebt

If a person commits a sin, a trespass against the LORD, and denies unto his neighbour that which was delivered unto him to keep or left in his hand, or in a thing stolen, or has slandered his neighbour; or has found that which was lost and then denies it and swears falsely, in any of all these in which a man can sin, then it shall be that because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he stole, or for the damage of the slander, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, read more.
or all that about which he has sworn falsely, he shall even restore it in the principal and shall add the fifth part more to it, for the one to whom it belongs, and he shall pay in the day of his guiltiness.

He shall restore the work that was not his; according to the substance that he took; neither shall he devour, nor rejoice.

Verse Concepts

Drawbacks To Riches