Proverbs 22:22
Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
In Context
23For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3Likewise, you shall not show pity in judgment of the poor.
Leviticus 19:13You shall not slander your neighbor, nor shall you oppress him by violence. The wages of a hired hand, you shall not delay with you until tomorrow.
Job 31:16If I have denied the poor what they wanted and have made the eyes of the widow wait;
Proverbs 21:7The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.
Proverbs 23:10Do not touch the boundaries of little ones, and do not enter into the field of the fatherless.
Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have oppressed with slander and have seized with violence. They have afflicted the needy and the poor, and they have oppressed the new arrival by accusations without judgment.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:18-22
Serious Attention Inculcated. 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in the Lord , I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that… Read the whole commentary →