God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 23:10
10Do not move an ancient boundary marker or enter fields that belong to orphans,
Proverbs 23:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
- New International Version (NIV)Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not remove the ancient landmark, Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
Context of Proverbs 23:10
8You will vomit the little bit you have eaten and spoil your pleasant conversation. 9Do not talk directly to a fool, because he will despise the wisdom of your words. Do not move an ancient boundary marker or enter fields that belong to orphans, 11because the one who is responsible for them is strong. He will plead their case against you. 12Live a more disciplined life, and listen carefully to words of knowledge.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:10 word by word
אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים אַל־תָּבֹֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:10
- Proverbs 22:28Do not move an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors set in place.
- Deuteronomy 19:14Never move your neighbor’s original boundary marker on any property in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 27:17“Whoever moves his neighbor’s boundary marker will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.
- Job 24:2“⌞People⌟ move boundary markers. They steal flocks and tend them as shepherds.
- Job 6:27Would you also throw dice for an orphan? Would you buy and sell your friend?
- Job 22:9You send widows away empty-handed, and the arms of orphans are broken.
- Job 24:3They drive away the orphan’s donkey. They take the widow’s ox as security for a loan.
- Job 31:21If I have shaken my fist at an orphan because I knew that others would back me up in court,
- Psalms 94:6They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans.
- Jeremiah 7:5“ ‘Suppose you really change the way you live and act and you really treat each other fairly.
- Jeremiah 22:3“This is what the Lord says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Don’t mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and don’t oppress them. Don’t kill innocent people in this place.
- Zechariah 7:10Don’t oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And don’t even think of doing evil to each other.
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
- James 1:27Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Remove not the old landmark - See Proverbs 22:28; (note). Enter not into the fields of the fatherless - Take nothing that belongs to an orphan. The heaviest curse of God will fall upon them that do so.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-11Verses 10-11 The fatherless are taken under God's special protection. He is their Redeemer, who will take their part; and he is mighty, almighty.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Saying 10: Wise people avoid unfair business practices and illegitimate gains (see Proverbs 22:28), knowing that the Lord will judge wrongdoing. Redeemer: The New Living Translation is likely correct in capitalizing the word Redeemer and identifying it with God, although it might refer to a human redeemer.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. (Compare Pr 22:22, 23).Read the comment
Topics related to Proverbs 23:10
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- 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
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries