Proverbs 22:22

Proverbs 22:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

Context of Proverbs 22:22

20Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge, 21that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; 23for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them. 24Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;

Proverbs 22:22 word by word

אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃Read the interlinear

• Robגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:22

• Proverbs 23:10Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
• Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger wrongfully.
• Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.
• Exodus 23:6Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
• Job 29:12For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
• Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Zechariah 7:10and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
• Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in [his] wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate - In judgment let the poor have a fair hearing; and let him not be borne down because he is poor. The reader has often seen that courts of justice were held at the gates of cities in the East.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22i. e., “Do not be tempted by the helplessness of the poor man to do him wrong:” some prefer, “Refrain from doing him wrong through pity for his helplessness.” The gate - The place where the rulers of the city sit in judgment. The words point to the special form of oppression of which unjust judges are the instruments.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

Topics related to Proverbs 22:22

• Gates
• Oppression
• Poor

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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