Bible Cross References
Thou shalt not steal.
Exodus 21:16
"Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death.
Leviticus 6:1-7
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The LORD gave the following regulations to Moses.
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An offering is to be made if any of you sin against the LORD by refusing to return what another Israelite has left as a deposit or by stealing something from him or by cheating him
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or by lying about something that has been lost and swearing that you did not find it.
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When you sin in any of these ways, you must repay whatever you got by dishonest means. On the day you are found guilty, you must repay the owner in full, plus an additional 20 percent.
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You shall bring to the priest as your repayment offering to the LORD a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard.
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The priest shall offer the sacrifice for your sin, and you will be forgiven.
Leviticus 19:11
"Do not steal or cheat or lie.
Leviticus 19:13
"Do not rob or take advantage of anyone. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night.
Leviticus 19:35-37
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"Do not cheat anyone by using false measures of length, weight, or quantity.
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Use honest scales, honest weights, and honest measures. I am the LORD your God, and I brought you out of Egypt.
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Obey all my laws and commands. I am the LORD."
Deuteronomy 24:7
"If any of you kidnap Israelites and make them your slaves or sell them into slavery, you are to be put to death. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil.
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
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"Do not cheat when you use weights and measures.
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Use true and honest weights and measures, so that you may live a long time in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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The LORD hates people who cheat.
Job 20:19-22
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because they oppressed and neglected the poor and seized houses someone else had built.
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Their greed is never satisfied.
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When they eat, there is nothing left over, but now their prosperity comes to an end.
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At the height of their success all the weight of misery will crush them.
Proverbs 1:13-15
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We'll find all kinds of riches and fill our houses with loot!
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Come and join us, and we'll all share what we steal."
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My child, don't go with people like that. Stay away from them.
Proverbs 11:1
The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.
Amos 3:10
The LORD says, "These people fill their mansions with things taken by crime and violence. They don't even know how to be honest.
Amos 8:4-6
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Listen to this, you that trample on the needy and try to destroy the poor of the country.
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You say to yourselves, "We can hardly wait for the holy days to be over so that we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath end, so that we can start selling again? Then we can overcharge, use false measures, and fix the scales to cheat our customers.
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We can sell worthless wheat at a high price. We'll find someone poor who can't pay his debts, not even the price of a pair of sandals, and we'll buy him as a slave."
Micah 6:10
In the houses of evil people are treasures which they got dishonestly. They use false measures, a thing that I hate.
Micah 6:11
How can I forgive those who use false scales and weights?
Micah 7:3
They are all experts at doing evil. Officials and judges ask for bribes. The influential people tell them what they want, and so they scheme together.
Zechariah 5:3
Then he said to me, "On it is written the curse that is to go out over the whole land. On one side of the scroll it says that every thief will be removed from the land; and on the other side it says that everyone who tells lies under oath will also be taken away.
Zechariah 5:4
The LORD Almighty says that he will send this curse out, and it will enter the house of every thief and the house of everyone who tells lies under oath. It will remain in their houses and leave them in ruins."
Matthew 15:19
For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to rob, lie, and slander others.
Matthew 19:18
"What commandments?" he asked. Jesus answered, "Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely;
Matthew 21:13
and said to them, "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer.' But you are making it a hideout for thieves!"
Luke 3:13
"Don't collect more than is legal," he told them.
Luke 3:14
Some soldiers also asked him, "What about us? What are we to do?" He said to them, "Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay."
John 12:6
He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would help himself from it.
1 Corinthians 6:10
or who steal or are greedy or are drunkards or who slander others or are thieves---none of these will possess God's Kingdom.
Ephesians 4:28
If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
In this matter, then, none of you should do wrong to other Christians or take advantage of them. We have told you this before, and we strongly warned you that the Lord will punish those who do that.