King James Version
Proverbs 6:30 in the King James Version says “Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;”
Proverbs 6:30 · KJV
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. understanding: Heb. heart
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“to satisfy”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
“his soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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