Quotes about Theft
All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.
- Marquis de Sade
Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
- Genesis 31:19
Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- Genesis 31:30
If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
- Genesis 31:32
They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.
- Genesis 34:29
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Exodus 22:1
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
- Exodus 22:4
If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
- Exodus 22:7
When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
- Judges 18:18
Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
- 1 Chronicles 7:21
Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
- Job 24:2
Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- Proverbs 6:31