22 occurrences

'Thieves' in the Bible

Anything which was wounded by beasts I did not take to you, but myself made up for the loss of it; you made me responsible for whatever was taken by thieves, by day or by night.

CompensationLossOppression, Nature OfShepherds, As OccupationsAnimals Torn To PiecesDay Or Night

Israel has done wrong, sinning against the agreement which I made with them: they have even taken of the cursed thing; acting falsely like thieves they have put it among their goods.

Riches, Dangers OfStealingDishonesty, Examples OfBreaking The CovenantIndividuals Who LiedUnder The Ban

They are sent out from among their townsmen, men are crying after them as thieves

People Ostracised

Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.

GiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows

Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.

Respect, For God's CharacterStealingDensStatus Of The TempleA Place For God's Namethieves

For did you not make sport of Israel? was he taken among thieves? for whenever you were talking about him, you were shaking your head over him.

thieves

If men came to get your grapes, would they not let some be uncut on the vines? if thieves came by night, would they not make waste till they had enough?

NightGleaning

And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

Priests, Function In Ot TimesRoadsCorrupt PriestsLeaders Sinning

If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?

People Destroying Foreign NationsLuciferthieves

But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

InsectsAffluenceSpiritual InvestmentRiches, SpiritualStoringTreasureSpiritual TreasuresMothsStoring Treasure On EarthBelonging To HeavenTreasure In Heaven

And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

Spiritual MalnutritionHouse Of GodSacrilegePeople In CavesStatus Of The Templethievesmarketing

And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

House Of GodUnity, God's Goal OfPeople In CavesStatus Of The TempleThe Gospel To The Nationsthieves

And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

InjuryMurderStealingSuffering, Causes OfTravelViolencePeople Stripping PeopleAfflicted To DeathActual Thievesthieves

Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

Three MenWho Is The One?Actual ThievesNeighboursthieves

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

House Of GodDenunciationsStatus Of The Templethieves

All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

ListeningStealingPeople Going Beforethieves

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