24The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy; he is put under oath and dare not testify.


In Context

21 If a man pampers his servant from youth, he will bring grief in the end.

22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.

23 A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.

24 The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy; he is put under oath and dare not testify.

25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that man gets justice.

Proverbs 29:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:24He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:24Whoever is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and discloseth it not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:24Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:24Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul: he hears cursing, and denudes it not.