Proverbs 6:31

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Pro...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If he be found, he shall restore sevenfold— The law, Exodus 22:1-4 did not oblige the thief to restore sevenfold, but only five oxen for one, or,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. But (if) he be found, he shall restore sevenfol...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sl...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

In divers cases twofold, fourfold, fivefold restitution was prescribed ( Exodus 22 , etc.): sevenfold means very great ( Genesis 4:15 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold. — Rather, And if he be found, he may restore sevenfold, he may give up all the wealth of his house...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Wh...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. Ver. 31. He shall restore sevenfold, ] i.e.,...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Men do not despise a thief That is, abhor or reproach him, but rather pity and pardon him, who is urged by mere necessity to these practices, but t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He shall restore seven-fold. Quest. How doth this agree with God's law, which required only that he should restore double, or at most fourfold, or...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:24 . Evil woman, literally. “the woman of evil.” Proverbs 6:26 . Last clause means “an adulteress allures to tha...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning Depicting the Consequences of Unchastity
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

but if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house, be held responsible for his theft with all that he poss...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 12:6 ; Exodus 22:1 ; Exodus 22:3 ; Exodus 22:4 ; Job 20:18 ; Luke 19:8 ; Matthew 18:25
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Restore — He speaks not of that restitution which the law required, but of that which either the wronged person might force the thief to make, or w...

³¹ But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 6:31

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 6:31