Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 22:23
23for the Lord will champion their cause and will plunder those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
- New International Version (NIV)for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Context of Proverbs 22:23
21in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report to those who sent you? 22Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate, for the Lord will champion their cause and will plunder those who plunder them. 24Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one, 25or you will learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:23 word by word
כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:23
- Proverbs 23:11for their Redeemer is strong, and he will champion their cause against you.
- 1 Samuel 24:12“May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.
- 1 Samuel 25:39When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained his servant from doing evil. The Lord brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.” Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.
- Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the needy and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the Lord. “I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”
- Psalms 35:1Oppose my opponents, Lord; fight those who fight me.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, God, and champion my cause against an unfaithful nation; rescue me from the deceitful and unjust person.
- Psalms 68:5God in his holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.
- Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of Armies is his name. He will fervently champion their cause so that he might bring rest to the earth but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:36Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to champion your cause and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her fountain run dry.
- Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the Lord’s fury until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see his salvation.
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Isaiah 33:1Woe, you destroyer never destroyed, you traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, they will betray you.
- Habakkuk 2:8Since you have plundered many nations, all the peoples who remain will plunder you — because of human bloodshed and violence against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
Commentaries on Proverbs 22:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23For the Lord will plead their cause - Wo therefore to them that oppress them, for they will have God, not the poor, to deal with.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-23Verses 22-23 He that robs and oppresses the poor, does so at his peril. And if men will not appear for them, God will.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Saying 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).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. Here follow ten precepts of two verses each. Though men fail to defend the poor, God will (Pr 17:5; Psa 12:5). in the gate--place of public gathering (Job 5:4; Psa 69:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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