Bible Verses About Punishment for Stealing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for punishment for stealing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 853 votes, led by Leviticus 6:1-5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Punishment for Stealing
Leviticus 6:1-5179 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 22:1163 votes
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.
Exodus 21:16114 votes
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Proverbs 6:30-3185 votes
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Exodus 22:3-470 votes
If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
Exodus 21:2447 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Exodus 22:1-247 votes
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.
Micah 2:1-539 votes
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Exodus 20:1537 votes
Thou shalt not steal.
Zechariah 5:434 votes
I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
Isaiah 1:1-3116 votes
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
John 8:3612 votes
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Ephesians 4:2810 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about punishment for stealing?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 6:1-5 on the subject of punishment for stealing. Across 853 votes, 13 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 22:1, Exodus 21:16, Proverbs 6:30-31. This page lists all 13 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.