Proverbs 29:24

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 29:24

See here what sin and ruin those involve themselves in who are drawn away by the enticement of sinners. 1. They incur a great deal of guilt: He does so that goes partner with such as rob and defraud, and casts in his lot among them, Prov. 1:11 The receiver is as bad as the thief; and, being drawn in to join with him in the commission of the sin, he cannot escape joining with him in the concealment of it, though it be with the most horrid perjuries and execrations. They hear cursing when they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is partner with a thief ,.... That robs and steals, and raises away another man's property; which to do is sinful and contrary to the law of God, and punishable by it; and so it is to join with him in the theft, or to devise, or consent unto it; or to receive the stolen goods, or to hide and conceal them; or to hide the thief, or the theft, and not declare them; see Psalm 50:18 . Such an one hateth his own soul ; that is, he is not careful of it, he is not concerned for its... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 29:24

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), יגד ולא 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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:24

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul. The accomplice of a thief puts his own safety in danger. This is explained by what follows: He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not ; better, he heareth the adjuration , and telleth not . This refers to the course of proceeding defined by Le Proverbs 5:1 , and intimated in 17:2 . When a theft was committed, the person wronged or the judge pronounced an imprecation on the thief and on any one who was privy to the crime, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:24-27

Prevalence in alliance with religion I. PRUDENCE AND RELIGION ARE EVER IN HARMONY . There can be no divorce between them. We are not placed between cross lights here. What intelligent regard to self prescribes, God's Law commands. Approach the facts of life from these two opposite sides, travel by either of these two paths, they meet at last in duty, in safety, in peace, and salvation. II. SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS HARMONY . 1 . All dishonesty or complicity... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:24

Proverbs 29:24. Whoso is partner with a thief By receiving a share of stolen goods, upon condition of his concealing the theft; hateth his own soul Acts as if he hated it; for he wounds and destroys it; he heareth cursing He heareth the voice of swearing, as is said Leviticus 5:1; namely, the oath given to him by a judge, adjuring him, and other suspected persons, to give information concerning it; and bewrayeth it not Which he was bound to do for the public good. The Vulgate reads,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

Authority with justice (29:1-27)Many themes that we have already met in Proverbs are repeated in this section: stubbornness, good and bad government, family values, prostitution, justice, flattery, cunning and concern for the poor (29:1-7). Scoffers are more than just fools; they are trouble-makers. They are not open to reason and cannot control their temper (8-11).Unjust rulers oppress innocent citizens, and the rich persecute the poor, but good and bad alike receive the blessings that God... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:24

"Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.""The background of this appears to be the situation described in Leviticus 5:1. A curse is pronounced upon an unknown thief, which is heard by one of the thief's associates. However, the associate does not reveal what he knows; and so he bears the full brunt of the curse, as well as the thief. Such a man, `hates his own soul.' The crime is bad enough, but the failure to confess is suicidal."[26]... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:24

Proverbs 29:24. He heareth cursing, &c.— The LXX and Vulgate read, He heareth him who adjureth him, but will not declare or impeach. The words may be rendered, He is adjured, and yet makes not discovery. See Leviticus 5:1. The sense is, that "He who will not discover a thief, when adjured or summoned upon oath to discover him, is as bad as the thief himself." See Grotius and Schultens. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:24

24. hateth . . . soul—(Compare Proverbs 8:36). heareth cursing— (Proverbs 8:36- :), risks the punishment, rather than reveal truth. read more

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