Proverbs 29 · Verse 24

Proverbs 29:24

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

Proverbs 29:24 in other translations

BSBA partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
WEBWhoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
ASVWhoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
YLTWhoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.
DARBYWhoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.
BBEA man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.
WebsterWhoever is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and discloseth it not.

What does Proverbs 29:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. hateth ... soul--(Compare Pr 8:36). heareth cursing--(Le 5:1), risks the punishment, rather than reveal truth.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Hateth his own soul - נפשו naphsho, his life, as the outraged law may at any time seize on and put him to death. He heareth cursing - אלה alah, the execration or adjuration, (for all culprits were charged, as before God, to tell the truth), ולא יגד velo yagpid, but He will not tell It. He has no fear of God, nor reverence for an oath, because his heart is hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The receiver is as bad as the thief.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 29:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חוֹלֵ֣קcho.Lek[one who] has sharesH2505
עִם\־'im-withH5973
גַּ֭נָּבga.noa thiefH1590
שׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'[is] hatingH8130
נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Shoown self hisH5315
אָלָ֥ה'a.Lahan oathH423
יִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'he hearsH8085
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יַגִּֽיד\׃ya.Gidhe tellsH5046

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 29:24

  • Leviticus 5:1

    And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Proverbs 8:36

    But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

  • Proverbs 1:11-19

    If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: …

  • Isaiah 1:23

    Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

  • Psalms 50:18-22

    When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. …

  • Proverbs 15:32

    He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

  • Judges 17:2

    And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

  • Proverbs 6:32

    But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

  • Mark 11:17

    And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

  • Proverbs 20:2

    The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
partner.
1:11-19; Ps 50:18-22; Isa 1:23; Mr 11:17
hateth.
6:32; 8:36; 15:32; 20:2
he.
Le 5:1; Jud 17:2

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Context

  • Proverbs 29:23

    A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Proverbs 29:24

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

  • Proverbs 29:25

    The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

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Proverbs 29:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El aparcero del ladrón aborrece su vida; oirá maldiciones, y no lo denunciará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui partage avec un voleur hait son âme; il entend l’adjuration, et ne déclare pas la chose.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer mit einem Diebe teilt, haßt seine eigene Seele: er hört den Fluch und zeigt es nicht an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui cum fure participat odit animam suam; adjurantem audit, et non indicat.