Proverbs 6:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Men do not despiseיָב֣וּזוּ
(ya·vu·zu)
936: to despisea prim. root
a thiefלַ֭גַּנָּב
(lag·gan·nav)
1590: a thieffrom ganab
ifכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he stealsיִגְנֹ֑וב
(yig·no·vv;)
1589: to steala prim. root
To satisfyלְמַלֵּ֥א
(le·mal·le)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
himselfנַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
whenכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he is hungry;יִרְעָֽב׃
(yir·'av.)
7456: to be hungrya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Men do not despise
buwz  (booz)
to disrespect -- contemn, despise, utterly.
a thief
gannab  (gaw-nab')
a stealer -- thief.
if he steal
ganab  (gaw-nab')
to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
to satisfy
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
when he is hungry
ra`eb  (raw-abe')
to hunger -- (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;

King James Bible
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
People don't despise the thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

International Standard Version
A thief isn't despised if he steals to meet his needs when he is hungry,

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And not to wonder at one who is caught stealing, because he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People do not despise a thief who is hungry when he steals to satisfy his appetite,

King James 2000 Bible
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
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