Proverbs 29:24
22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
23 A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
25 The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
- KJV
- Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
- WEB
- Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
- ASV
- Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
- DARBY
- Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.
- BLB
- One having a portion with a thief is hating his own soul; he hears the curse, and does not testify.
- ÅB
- Den som deler med en tyv, hater sitt liv; han hører oppropet til ed og gir allikevel ingen opplysning.
- OTB
- En medskyldig til en tyv er sin egen fiende; de hører forbannelsen, men avslører ingenting.
- B1930
- Den som deler med en tyv, hater sitt liv; han hører opropet til ed og gir allikevel ingen oplysning.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 5:1
“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
Read in contextProverbs 8:36
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Read in contextProverbs 1:11–19
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Read in contextIsaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Read in contextPsalms 50:18–22
When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
Read in contextProverbs 15:32
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Read in contextJudges 17:2
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
Read in contextProverbs 6:32
He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
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