Proverbs 6:30

NETBible

People 1  do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need 2  when he is hungry.

NIV ©

Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.

NASB ©

Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

NLT ©

Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.

MSG ©

Hunger is no excuse for a thief to steal;

BBE ©

Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

NRSV ©

Thieves are not despised who steal only to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.

NKJV ©

People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

KJV
[Men] do not despise
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a thief
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if he steal
<01589> (8799)
to satisfy
<04390> (8763)
his soul
<05315>
when he is hungry
<07456> (8799)_;
NASB ©
Men do not despise
<936>
a thief
<1590>
if
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he steals
<1589>
To satisfy
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himself
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when
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he is hungry
<7456>
;
LXXM
ou
<3364> 
ADV
yaumaston
<2298> 
A-ASM
ean
<1437> 
CONJ
alw {V-AAS-3S} tiv
<5100> 
I-NSM
kleptwn
<2813> 
V-PAPNS
kleptei
<2813> 
V-PAI-3S
gar
<1063> 
PRT
ina
<2443> 
CONJ
emplhsh {V-AAS-3S} thn
<3588> 
T-ASF
quchn
<5590> 
N-ASF
peinwn {N-GPF}
NET [draft] ITL
People do not
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despise
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a thief
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when
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he steals
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to fulfill
<04390>
his need
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when
<03588>
he is hungry
<07456>
.
HEBREW
bery
<07456>
yk
<03588>
wspn
<05315>
alml
<04390>
bwngy
<01589>
yk
<03588>
bngl
<01590>
wzwby
<0936>
al (6:30)
<03808>
NETBible

People 1  do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need 2  when he is hungry.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “they do not despise.”

2 tn Heb “himself” or “his life.” Since the word נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally “soul”) refers to the whole person, body and soul, and since it has a basic idea of the bundle of appetites that make up a person, the use here for satisfying his hunger is appropriate.