Proverbs 29:24

“Whoso is partner with a thief, etc.] That robs and steals, and raises away another man’s property; which to do is sinful and contrary to the law of God, and punishable by it; and so it is to join with him in the theft, or to devise, or consent unto it; or to receive the stolen goods, or to hide and conceal them; or to hide the thief, or the theft, and not declare them; (see <195018>Psalm 50:18 <230123>Isaiah 1:23). Such an one hateth his own soul; that is, he is not careful of it, he is not concerned for its welfare as he should be; for otherwise no man, properly speaking, hates his own flesh or body, and much less his soul; but he is negligent of the good of it, and, for the sake of the…”

“hateth . . . soul--(Compare Pro 8:36). heareth cursing-- (Lev 5:1), risks the punishment, rather than reveal truth.”

“On the first discovery of the theft, the person wronged Judges 17:2, or the judge of the city (marginal reference), pronounced a solemn curse on the thief and on all who, knowing the offender, were unwilling to give evidence against him. The accomplice of the thief hears that curse, and yet is silent, and so falls under it, and “destroys his own soul.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“Bewrayeth it not - Which he is bound to do for the publick good. Proverbs 29:25”

“29:24 You are sworn to tell the truth: See Lev 5:1.”

“partner: Pro 1:11-19; Psa 50:18-22; Isa 1:23; Mar 11:17 hateth: Pro 6:32, Pro 8:36, Pro 15:32, Pro 20:2 he: Lev 5:1; Jdg 17:2 Proverbs 29:25”

“24 He that taketh part with a thief hateth himself; He heareth the oath and confesseth not. Hitzig renders the first member as the pred. of the second: "he who does not bring to light such sins as require an atonement ( Lev 5:1.), but shares the secret of them with the sinner, is not better than one who is a partner with a thief, who hateth himself." The construction of the verse, he remarks, is not understood by any interpreter. It is not, however, so cross, - for, understood as Hitzig thinks it ought to be, the author should have expressed the subject by שׁמע אלה ולא יגיד, - but is simple as the order of the words and the verbal form require it. The oath is, after Lev 5:1, that of the…”