Proverbs 22:23
For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
In Context
24Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
Cross References
Exodus 22:23If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry.
1 Samuel 24:15Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
Psalms 12:5lest at any time my enemy may say, “I have prevailed against him.” Those who trouble me will exult, if I have been disturbed.
Psalms 35:1Unto the end. To the servant of the Lord, David himself.
Psalms 43:1Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding.
Psalms 103:6The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:23-24
Caution against Oppressing the Poor. 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. After this solemn preface, one would have expected something new and surprising; but no; here is a plain and common, but very needful caution against the barbarous and inhuman practices of oppressing poor people. Observe, I. The sin itself, and that is robbing the poor and making them poorer, taking from those… Read the whole commentary →