Proverbs 6:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:30 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:30 — KJV
“Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;”
— Proverbs 6:30 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:30 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 6:30
“And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:”
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“The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.”
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“Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.”
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“And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:”
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“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.”
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