Proverbs 29:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who is a partnerחֹולֵ֣ק
(cho·v·lek)
2505a: to divide, sharea prim. root
with a thiefגַּ֭נָּב
(gan·nav)
1590: a thieffrom ganab
hatesשֹׂונֵ֣א
(so·v·ne)
8130: to hatea prim. root
his own life;נַפְשֹׁ֑ו
(naf·shov;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
He hearsיִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע
(yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
the oathאָלָ֥ה
(a·lah)
423: an oathfrom alah
but tellsיַגִּֽיד׃
(yag·gid.)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
nothing.וְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
Whoso is partner
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
with a thief
gannab  (gaw-nab')
a stealer -- thief.
hateth
sane'  (saw-nay')
to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly.
his own soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
he heareth
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
cursing
'alah  (aw-law')
an imprecation -- curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.
and bewrayeth
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
it not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing.

King James Bible
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To be a thief's partner is to hate oneself; he hears the curse but will not testify.

International Standard Version
A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.

NET Bible
Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that partakes with the thief hates his soul and they put him under oath and he does not confess.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever is a thief's partner hates his own life. He will not testify under oath.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul: he hears cursing, and reveals it not.
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