Proverbs 22:23
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
In Context
22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
Cross References
Exodus 22:23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
1 Samuel 24:15May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Psalms 35:1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Psalms 103:6The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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 →