Someone who buys what is known to be stolen may not be a thief as such, but his purchase decreases the likelihood that the owner will ever get his property back. ​ — Proverbs 16: 19; compare 1 Thessalonians 4: 6.
( नहेम्याह १०: ३१; आमोस ८: ४ - ६ से तुलना करें ।)