Proverbs 22:23
For the Lorde him selfe wyll defende their cause, and do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
In Context
22Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement:
24Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious:
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 →