25 Bible Verses About Thieves (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Thieves (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Thieves
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Ephesians 4:28
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
871
Matthew 27:38
38 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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Matthew 21:13
13 "It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a 'den of robbers.'"
752
Matthew 27:44
44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
751
1 Corinthians 6:10
10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
695
Mark 11:17
17 And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: "'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"
686
Luke 19:46
46 "It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be a house of prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"
676
John 10:10
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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Mark 15:27
27 They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left.
625
Matthew 6:19
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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Luke 10:30
30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
536
Exodus 21:16
16 "Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death.
511
Matthew 6:20
20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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Romans 13:9
9 The commandments, "Do not commit adultery,Do not murder,Do not steal,Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
472
Psalm 62:10
10 Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
465
John 10:8
8 All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
461
Obadiah 1:5
5 "If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night- Oh, what a disaster awaits you- would they not steal only as much as they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes?
457
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
454
Leviticus 19:13
13 "'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. "'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.
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Luke 10:36
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
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Exodus 22:2
2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;
431
John 10:1
1 "I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
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