Proverbs 23:11
For their near kinsman is strong: and he will judge their cause against thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Touch not the bounds of little ones: and enter not into the field of the fatherless:
12Let thy heart apply itself to instruction: and thy ears to words of knowledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.
Job 19:25For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth.
Psalms 68:6who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place:
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The children of Israel, and the children of Juda are oppressed together: all that have taken them captives, hold them fast, they will not let them go.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will judge thy cause, and will take vengeance for thee, and I will make her sea desolate, and will dry up her spring.
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 →