Stealing

Stealing is forbidden in the Ten Commandments. This page lists verses on the commandment, working instead of stealing, restitution, sayings in Proverbs, dishonest gain, and thieves.

The commandment

• Exodus 20:15
  Thou shalt not steal.
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• Deuteronomy 5:19
  Neither shalt thou steal.
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• Leviticus 19:11
  Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
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• Romans 13:9
  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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Working instead of stealing

• Ephesians 4:28
  Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
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Restitution

• Exodus 22:1
  If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
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• Luke 19:8
  And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
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In Proverbs

• Proverbs 30:8-9
  ⁸Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: ⁹Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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• Proverbs 6:30-31
  ³⁰Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; ³¹But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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• Proverbs 20:17
  Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
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• Proverbs 29:24
  Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
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Dishonest gain

• Proverbs 11:1
  A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
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• Leviticus 19:13
  Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
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• Malachi 3:8
  Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
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Thieves

• 1 Corinthians 6:10
  Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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• John 10:10
  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
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• Matthew 6:19-20
  ¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: ²⁰But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
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See also

• Ten Commandments
• Work
• Money
• Integrity

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.