Proverbs 22:23
Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
In Context
22Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
24Be not 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 24:15After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.
Psalms 12:5Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?
Psalms 35:1For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me : overthrow them that fight against me.
Psalms 43:1A psalm for David. Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy : deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man.
Psalms 103:6The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.
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 →