Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house. New Living Translation But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, even if he has to sell everything in his house. English Standard Version but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house. Berean Standard Bible Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. King James Bible But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. New King James Version Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house. New American Standard Bible But when he is found, he must repay seven times as much; He must give up all the property of his house. NASB 1995 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house. NASB 1977 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house. Legacy Standard Bible But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house. Amplified Bible But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole]; He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine]. Christian Standard Bible Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much; he must give up all the wealth in his house. Holman Christian Standard Bible Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much; he must give up all the wealth in his house. American Standard Version But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house. Contemporary English Version And thieves who get caught must pay back seven times what was stolen and lose everything. English Revised Version But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. GOD'S WORD® Translation but when he is caught, he has to repay it seven times. He must give up all the possessions in his house. Good News Translation yet if he is caught, he must pay back seven times more--he must give up everything he has. International Standard Version but when he is discovered, he must restore seven-fold, forfeiting the entire value of his house. Majority Standard Bible Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. NET Bible Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house. New Heart English Bible but if he is found, he must repay seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house. Webster's Bible Translation But if he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; he shall give all the substance of his house. World English Bible but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd being found he repays sevenfold, "" He gives all the substance of his house. Young's Literal Translation And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth. Smith's Literal Translation And being found he shall recompense seven fold; he shall give all the substance of his house. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, if he is apprehended, he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house. New American Bible Yet if caught they must pay back sevenfold, yield up all the wealth of their house. New Revised Standard Version Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold; they will forfeit all the goods of their house. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if he is caught, he shall pay sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of his house. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if he is caught stealing, he pays each sevenfold, and he gives all the possessions of his house. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, He must give all the substance of his house. Brenton Septuagint Translation but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings Against Adultery…30Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger. 31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house. 32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.… Cross References Exodus 22:1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” Leviticus 6:4-5 once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found, / or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt. 2 Samuel 12:6 Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.” Numbers 5:7 and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged. Job 20:18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. Ezekiel 33:15 if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die. Matthew 5:25-26 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. Luke 12:58-59 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison. / I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.” Romans 13:7 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. 1 Samuel 12:3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.” Jeremiah 34:14 Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear. Nehemiah 5:11-12 Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.” / “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised. Isaiah 61:8 For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. Amos 5:11-12 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. Treasury of Scripture But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. if Exodus 22:1,3,4 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep… 2 Samuel 12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. Job 20:18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. he shall give Matthew 18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. Jump to Previous Act Caught Costs Found Goods House Pay Property Repay Repayeth Restore Seven Sevenfold Seven-Fold Substance Times WealthJump to Next Act Caught Costs Found Goods House Pay Property Repay Repayeth Restore Seven Sevenfold Seven-Fold Substance Times WealthProverbs 6 1. against indebtedness6. idleness 12. and mischievousness 16. seven things detestable to God 20. the blessings of obedience 25. the mischief of unfaithfulness Yet if caught This phrase introduces the concept of accountability and justice. In the Hebrew context, the word for "caught" (תָּפַשׂ, taphas) implies being seized or captured, often used in legal or military contexts. It suggests that wrongdoing, though it may seem hidden or unnoticed for a time, will ultimately be exposed. This reflects a biblical principle that God sees all actions and that justice will prevail, aligning with the broader scriptural theme that sin cannot remain concealed indefinitely. he must pay sevenfold he must give up all the wealth of his house Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Yet if caught,וְ֭נִמְצָא (wə·nim·ṣā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present he must pay יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם (yə·šal·lêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate sevenfold; שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם (šiḇ·‘ā·ṯā·yim) Number - fd Strong's 7659: Sevenfold, seven times he must give up יִתֵּֽן׃ (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the wealth ה֖וֹן (hō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1952: Wealth, sufficiency of his house. בֵּית֣וֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links Proverbs 6:31 NIVProverbs 6:31 NLT Proverbs 6:31 ESV Proverbs 6:31 NASB Proverbs 6:31 KJV Proverbs 6:31 BibleApps.com Proverbs 6:31 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:31 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:31 French Bible Proverbs 6:31 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:31 But if he is found he shall (Prov. 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