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Top 25 Bible Verses About Thieves (NIV)

This is a hand-curated and ranked list of 25 of the most relevant Bible verses about Thieves (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.

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Ephesians 4:28

#1
1136 votes
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.

Matthew 27:38

#2
871 votes
38 Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Matthew 21:13

#3
787 votes
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.'"

Matthew 27:44

#4
752 votes
44 In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
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1 Corinthians 6:10

#6
751 votes
10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Mark 11:17

#7
695 votes
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.'"

Luke 19:46

#8
686 votes
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.'"
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John 10:10

#10
676 votes
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.

Mark 15:27

#11
669 votes
27 They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Matthew 6:19

#12
625 votes
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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Exodus 20:15

#14
561 votes
15 "You shall not steal.

Luke 10:30

#15
554 votes
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.

Exodus 21:16

#16
536 votes
16 "Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death.
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Matthew 6:20

#18
511 votes
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.

Leviticus 19:11

#19
501 votes
11 "'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.

Romans 13:9

#20
483 votes
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."
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Psalm 62:10

#22
472 votes
10 Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

John 10:8

#23
465 votes
8 All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

Obadiah 1:5

#24
461 votes
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?
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1 Corinthians 6:9-10

#26
457 votes
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.

Leviticus 19:13

#27
454 votes
13 "'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. "'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.

Luke 10:36

#28
441 votes
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

Matthew 19:18

#29
439 votes
18 "Which ones?" the man inquired.

Exodus 22:2

#30
434 votes
2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;

John 10:1

#31
431 votes
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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