Bible Verses About Stealing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for stealing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 21,154 votes, led by Ephesians 4:28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Stealing
Ephesians 4:282,117 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.
Exodus 20:151,315 votes
Thou shalt not steal.
Leviticus 19:111,199 votes
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Proverbs 10:21,012 votes
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Exodus 22:7838 votes
If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
Romans 13:9689 votes
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.
Proverbs 12:22525 votes
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
John 10:10474 votes
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.
1 Timothy 6:10465 votes
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Leviticus 6:1-7418 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Mark 10:19403 votes
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Psalms 62:10392 votes
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Jeremiah 7:9-11376 votes
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
1 Corinthians 6:9-11336 votes
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Leviticus 6:2310 votes
If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;
Luke 19:8299 votes
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.
Matthew 19:18262 votes
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Deuteronomy 5:19249 votes
Neither shalt thou steal.
1 Corinthians 6:10245 votes
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Matthew 6:19-21197 votes
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Exodus 21:16192 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.
Romans 13:7185 votes
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
James 4:1-17184 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Hosea 4:2178 votes
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
Isaiah 61:8166 votes
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
What does the Bible say about stealing?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:28 on the subject of stealing. Across 21,154 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:15, Leviticus 19:11, Proverbs 10:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.