39 Bible Verses about thieves
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All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.
He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you make it a den of robbers."
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the LORD.
I will send it out, declares the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones."
saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."
but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house.
If thieves came to you, if plunderers came by night-- how you have been destroyed!-- would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings?
The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.
And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade."
"As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed: they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets,
People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.
Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.
And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.
In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light.
And he was teaching them and saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!")
But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls, they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is a companion to a man who destroys.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.
Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"
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Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is a companion to a man who destroys.
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; read more.
we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse"-- my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
"Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.
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John 12:6He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.