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Proverbs 29:24 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Proverbs 29:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 29 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.”
Proverbs 29:24 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 29:24
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul—The choleq im ganav (one who shares with a thief) becomes complicit in crime. Though not the primary perpetrator, the accomplice bears guilt. The verdict is self-destructive: he hateth his own soul (sone nafsho)—his actions work against his own welfare.The specific scenario follows: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. Under oath (alah, the curse invoked for false testimony per Leviticus 5:1), he hears demands to testify but bewrayeth it not (lo yaggid, does not declare, reveal). Fear of retaliation silences him, but silence makes him guil...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 29:24
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“Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;,If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:, אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם׃ ,If they say: Come with us”
“οἱ δὲ εἰς ἐμὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες ἀσεβοῦσιν τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς καὶ οἱ μισοῦντές με ἀγαπῶσιν θάνατον”
“and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes”
“you consented with him”
“but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.”
“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”
“The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from you”
“saying to them”
“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”