24He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"- he is partner to him who destroys.


In Context

21 To show partiality is not good- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

22 A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.

23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.

24 He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"- he is partner to him who destroys.

25 A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

Proverbs 28:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, [It is] no transgression; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:24He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:24He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, |It's not wrong.| He is a partner with a destroyer.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother, and said, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.