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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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חוֹלֵ֣קcholeqseparate selfחָלַקverb, qal, participle, absolute — “separate self”, a verb used as a describing wordH2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separatedeal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).גַּ֭נָּבganavthiefגַּנָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “thief”, the ordinary formH1590a stealerthief.שׂוֹנֵ֣אsonehateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.נַפְשׁ֑וֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…אָלָ֥הalahcurseאָלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “curse”, the ordinary formH423an imprecationcurse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.יִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַגִּֽידyagidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bewray”, an unfinished actionH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

World English Bible

Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

Darby Translation

Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.

Douay-Rheims

He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς μερίζεται κλέπτῃ, μισεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν· ἐὰν δὲ ὅρκου προτεθέντος ἀκούσαντες μὴ ἀναγγείλωσι,