Proverbs 6:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:31 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:31 — KJV
“But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.”
— Proverbs 6:31 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:31 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 6:31
“Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. in the day...: or, in the day of his being found guilty: Heb. in the day of his trespass”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:31: found, restore, give
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:31: found, give, house
“Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:31: found, restore, house
“I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:31: found, give, house
“And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. carried...: Heb. carried captive Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, or, Azariah”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:31: found, substance, house
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