39 Bible Verses about thieves
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All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
If a thief is found breaking into a house and is smitten so he dies, he that killed him shall not be guilty of his blood.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Then there were two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand and another on the left.
and said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
But know this that if the husband of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch and would not suffer his house to be broken into.
nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor revilers nor extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God.
The thief comes not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy the sheep; I am come that they might have life and that they might have it in abundance.
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, said the LORD.
I brought it forth, said the LORD of the hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him that swears falsely by my name; and it shall remain in the midst of his house and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
saying unto them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
and once he is taken, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Did thieves come to thee, or robbers by night? (how art thou destroyed!) would they not have stolen until they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
Whosoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not disclose it.
And with him they crucified two thieves: the one on his right hand and the other on his left.
When thou didst see a thief, then thou didst consent with him and hast been partaker with adulterers.
and said unto those that sold the doves, Take these things away from here; do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.
As the thief is ashamed when he is taken, so shall the house of Israel be ashamed: they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Men do not take a thief lightly, even if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed, leaving him half dead.
If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges to see whether he has put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;
The tents of robbers are at ease, and those that provoke God and those who carry gods in their hands live secure.
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime; they do not know the light.
And he taught them, saying, Is it not written that my house shall be called house of prayer by all the nations? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
And know this: that if the husband of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
For was not Israel a derision unto thee, as if he were found among thieves? for since thou hast spoken of him, thou hast slipped.
They shall go through the city; they shall run upon the wall; they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Whosoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of the destroyer.
So let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as desirous of the things of others.
where they crucified him and two others with him, one on either side and Jesus in the middle.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
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Whosoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of the destroyer.
My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent. If they say, Come with us, let us lay in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause. Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol and whole as those that go down into the pit; read more.
We shall find all kinds of riches, we shall fill our houses with spoil. Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, do not walk in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet shall run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lay in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own souls. So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain which takes away the life of those who possess it.
Likewise he that steals a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
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John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag and would take from what was put therein.