Proverbs 22:23

Translations

Modern

…for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

Traditional

For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Literal

For YHWH will fight their fight, and will rob the soul of those robbing them.

Latin

…quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus, et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

…for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

Notes

Proverbs 22:22–23

Saying 1: God protects the weak, including the poor. Those who are wealthy should be generous to the poor (Proverbs 11:24–26; 21:13; 22:9, 16; 28:27).

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Related verses

Psalm 12:5
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.
Proverbs 23:11
…for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
1 Samuel 25:39
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.
Psalm 35:10
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
Psalm 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Micah 7:9
Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
Jeremiah 50:34
Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
Psalm 68:5
A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
1 Samuel 24:12
May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Gates of Cities: Courts of Justice Held At Injustice: Specially to be Avoided Towards: The Poor Poor: God's Care of Wicked (People): Punishment of

Proverbs 22:23

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