Proverbs 23:11
for their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause against thee.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
12Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Job 19:25And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;
Psalms 68:6God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched [land].
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah were together oppressed; and all that took them captives held them fast: they refused to let them go.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her spring dry.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:11-12
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. Note, 1. The fatherless are taken under God's special protection; with him they not only find mercy shown to them ( Hos. xiv. 3 ) but justice done for them. He is their Redeemer, their Goël, their near kinsman, that will take their part and stand up for them with jealousy, as taking himself affronted in the injuries done to them. As their Redeemer he will plead… Read the whole commentary →