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 be found breaking in, and be smitten that he dies, there shall no blood be shed for him.
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 were there 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 you have made it a den of thieves.
But know this, that if the owner of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have allowed 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 to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, says the LORD.
I will bring it forth, says the LORD of 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 its timber and its stones.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.
But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give up all the goods of his house.
If thieves came to you, if robbers by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some grapes?
Whosoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul: he hears cursing, and reveals it not.
And with him they crucified two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
When you saw a thief, then you consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers.
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things away; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
The thieves also, who were crucified with him, reviled him the same way.
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he has put his hand unto his neighbor's goods.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto you, Today shall you be with me in paradise.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God brings abundantly.
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but you have made it a den of thieves.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.
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 this know, that if the owner of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have allowed his house to be broken through.
For was not Israel a derision unto you? was he found among thieves? for when you spoke of him, you wagged your head.
They shall run to and fro in 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.
For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
Whosoever robs his father or his mother, and says, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
Which now of these three, think you, was neighbor 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 a destroyer.
My son, if sinners entice you, consent not. If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: read more.
We shall find all kinds of precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in your lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not in the way with them; refrain your foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of its owners.
And 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 bore what was put therein.