King James Version
Proverbs 6:31 in the King James Version says “But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”
Proverbs 6:31 · KJV
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
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But if he be found”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“he shall restore”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“he shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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