Proverbs 6:31
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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Gill's Exposition
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman,.... Which is a greater degree of theft than the former, it being the stealing of another man's wife;
lacketh understanding; or "an heart" (t); the thief…
Here is, I. A general exhortation faithfully to adhere to the word of God and to take it for our guide in all our actions.
1. We must look upon the word of God both as a light (Pro 6:23) and as a law,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
sevenfold This cannot refer to the legal penalty for theft, which was in no case greater than five times the value of the thing stolen (Exo 22:1-4. Comp. Luk 19:8). It had been suggested that the case…
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