Proverbs Chapter 29 verse 24 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
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BBE Proverbs 29:24

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.
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DARBY Proverbs 29:24

Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.
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KJV Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
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WBT Proverbs 29:24


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WEB Proverbs 29:24

Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
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YLT Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 24. - Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul. The accomplice of a thief puts his own safety in danger. This is explained by what follows: He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not; better, he heareth the adjuration, and telleth not. This refers to the course of proceeding defined by Leviticus 5:1, and intimated in Judges 17:2. When a theft was committed, the person wronged or the judge pronounced an imprecation on the thief and on any one who was privy to the crime, and refrained from giving information; a witness who saw and knew of it, and was silent under this formal adjuration, has to bear his iniquity; he is not only an accomplice of a criminal, he is also a perjurer; one sin leads to another. Some commentators explain the first hemistich as referring only to the crime of receiving or using stolen goods, by which a man commits a crime and exposes himself to punishment; but it is best taken, as above, in connection with the second clause, and as elucidated thereby.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) Hateth his own soul.--See above on Proverbs 1:19.He heareth cursing.--Rather, the oath or adjuration of the judge that anyone cognisant of the theft shall give information with regard to it. He hears and remains silent, and thus becoming the accomplice of the thief, he shares his punishment.