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You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth <i>it</i> not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who divides <i>the spoil</i> with a thief hates his own soul; He hears the oath but declares nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the curse [when swearing an oath to testify], but discloses nothing [and commits perjury by omission].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself; he hears the curse but will not testify.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />To be a thief&#8217s partner is to hate oneself; he hears the curse but will not testify. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you take part in a crime you are your worst enemy, because even under oath you can't tell the truth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever is a thief's partner hates his own life. He will not testify under oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A thief's partner is his own worst enemy. He will be punished if he tells the truth in court, and God will curse him if he doesn't. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whoever is partner with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and discloseth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, "" He hears execration, and does not tell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He dividing with a thief, hates his soul: he shall hear cursing and shall not announce.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever participates with a thief hates his own soul; for he listens to his oath and does not denounce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Partners of a thief hate themselves; they hear the imprecation but do not testify. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life; one hears the victim’s curse, but discloses nothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; they put him under oaths, but he does not confess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He that partakes with the thief hates his soul and they put him under oath and he does not confess.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/29-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=6100" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/29.htm">The Stiff-Necked will Be Destroyed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: ḥō·w·lêq (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">A partner</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1590.htm" title="1590: gan·nāḇ (N-ms) -- A thief. From ganab; a stealer.">a thief</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śō·w·nê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">hates</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">his own soul;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">he receives</a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: ’ā·lāh (N-fs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">the oath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: yag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">testify.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a></span><br />“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-19</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. / If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Proverbs 11:21</a></span><br />Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Proverbs 19:5</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-9.htm">Proverbs 19:9</a></span><br />A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Proverbs 28:24</a></span><br />He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Isaiah 5:23</a></span><br />who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a></span><br />In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a></span><br />Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Mark 14:10-11</a></span><br />Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-13.htm">Luke 16:13</a></span><br />No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul: he hears cursing, and denudes it not.</p><p class="hdg">partner</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-19</a></b></br> If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18-22</a></b></br> When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></b></br> Thy princes <i>are</i> 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.</p><p class="hdg">hateth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32</a></b></br> <i>But</i> whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he <i>that</i> doeth it destroyeth his own soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a></b></br> But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Proverbs 15:32</a></b></br> He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.</p><p class="hdg">he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a></b></br> And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and <i>is</i> a witness, whether he hath seen or known <i>of it</i>; if he do not utter <i>it</i>, then he shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/17-2.htm">Judges 17:2</a></b></br> And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred <i>shekels</i> of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver <i>is</i> with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed <i>be thou</i> of the LORD, my son.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Adjuration</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-16.htm">Bewrayeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/job/41-14.htm">Dares</a> <a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-8.htm">Discloses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-8.htm">Discloseth</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-6.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Execration</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-10.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-10.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-10.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Partner</a> <a href="/job/31-17.htm">Sharing</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Telleth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-9.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-28.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Uttereth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Adjuration</a> <a href="/matthew/26-73.htm">Bewrayeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-21.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Dares</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-2.htm">Discloses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-2.htm">Discloseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Execration</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-18.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-17.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Partner</a> <a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Sharing</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-13.htm">Telleth</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-9.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Uttereth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">observations of public government</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/29-15.htm">and of private</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/29-22.htm">Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A partner to a thief hates his own soul;</b><br>This phrase highlights the moral and spiritual consequences of associating with wrongdoers. In biblical context, the soul represents one's life and spiritual well-being. By partnering with a thief, an individual is engaging in sin, which is destructive to their spiritual state. The Bible consistently warns against forming alliances with those who practice evil (<a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>, <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a>). The idea of hating one's own soul suggests a self-destructive behavior, as sin ultimately leads to spiritual death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). This reflects the broader biblical principle that sin separates individuals from God, who is the source of life and goodness.<p><b>he receives the oath but does not testify.</b><br>In ancient Israel, legal proceedings often involved oaths to ensure truthfulness (<a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Exodus 22:10-11</a>). This phrase suggests a scenario where an individual, despite being aware of the truth, chooses to remain silent, thus failing to uphold justice. This act of withholding testimony is seen as complicit in the crime, aligning with the biblical principle that silence in the face of wrongdoing is itself a form of participation in sin (<a href="/leviticus/5.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a>). The failure to testify can be seen as a breach of the commandment against bearing false witness (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>), as silence can perpetuate falsehood. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the importance of truth and justice, as seen in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized the need for integrity and honesty (<a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/partner_to_a_thief.htm">Partner to a Thief</a></b><br>This refers to someone who is complicit in theft, either by direct involvement or by association. The term implies a shared responsibility in wrongdoing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/thief.htm">Thief</a></b><br>A person who steals, violating the commandment against stealing. In the context of Proverbs, a thief represents those who act unjustly and deceitfully.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/soul.htm">Soul</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the word "nephesh" is used, which can mean life, self, or soul. It signifies the essence of a person, their inner being.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/oath.htm">Oath</a></b><br>A solemn promise or declaration, often invoking a divine witness. In ancient Israel, oaths were serious commitments that required truthfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/testify.htm">Testify</a></b><br>To bear witness or give evidence. In the context of this verse, it refers to the moral obligation to speak the truth, especially in legal or communal settings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_integrity.htm">Moral Integrity</a></b><br>Associating with wrongdoing, even passively, compromises one's moral integrity. Believers are called to uphold truth and righteousness in all associations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_complicity.htm">Consequences of Complicity</a></b><br>Being complicit in sin, such as theft, harms one's own soul. It leads to spiritual and often legal consequences, emphasizing the importance of choosing one's associations wisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truthfulness.htm">The Importance of Truthfulness</a></b><br>The failure to testify truthfully when required is a serious moral failing. Christians are called to be people of truth, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_soul.htm">Guarding the Soul</a></b><br>Protecting one's soul involves making choices that align with God's commandments. This includes avoiding partnerships that lead to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_stand_for_righteousness.htm">Courage to Stand for Righteousness</a></b><br>It takes courage to stand against wrongdoing, especially when it involves those we know. Believers are encouraged to seek God's strength to uphold justice and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_soul_mates.htm">What does the Bible say about soul mates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_truth_according_to_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about money?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/repay_evil_with_evil.htm">Should we repay evil with evil? (Proverbs 24:29 vs. Romans 12:17)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_joseph_franklin_rutherford.htm">How can you speak with grace and thoughtfulness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Hateth his own soul.</span>--See above on <a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm" title="So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of the owners thereof.">Proverbs 1:19</a>.<p><span class= "bld">He heareth cursing.--</span>Rather, <span class= "ital">the oath </span>or adjuration of the judge that anyone cognisant of the theft shall give information with regard to it. He hears and remains silent, and thus becoming the accomplice of the thief, he shares his punishment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul.</span> The accomplice of a thief puts his own safety in danger. This is explained by what follows: <span class="cmt_word">He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not</span>; better, <span class="accented">he heareth the adjuration</span>, <span class="accented">and telleth not</span>. This refers to the course of proceeding defined by <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a>, and intimated in <a href="/judges/17-2.htm">Judges 17:2</a>. 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 refrained from giving information; a witness who saw and knew of it, and was silent under this formal adjuration, has to bear his iniquity; he is not only an accomplice of a criminal, he is also a perjurer; one sin leads to another. Some commentators explain the first hemistich as referring only to the crime of receiving or using stolen goods, by which a man commits a crime and exposes himself to punishment; but it is best taken, as above, in connection with the second clause, and as elucidated thereby. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/29-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A partner</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹלֵ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to apportion, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thief</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֭נָּב</span> <span class="translit">(gan·nāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1590.htm">Strong's 1590: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stealer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hates</span><br /><span class="heb">שׂוֹנֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(śō·w·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his own soul;</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשׁ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">he receives</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the oath,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">testify.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּֽיד׃</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/29-24.htm">Proverbs 29:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/29-24.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 29:24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief (Prov. 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