Proverbs 6:30

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Cross-reference

Proverbs 30:9 warns that poverty may lead to stealing and profaning God's name—echoing the thief's motive in Proverbs 6:30 but adding spiritual consequences.

Exodus 22:7 Parallel

In Exodus 22:7, theft requires double restitution — parallels Proverbs 6:30's logic that even a hungry thief must repay.

In Leviticus 6:5, the law requires adding a fifth to the principal when restoring stolen goods—a legal parallel to the sevenfold restitution in Proverbs, showing different scales.

Jeremiah 2:26 uses the same 'when he is found' phrase to describe Israel's shame as a thief caught—applying the wisdom imagery to national guilt.