Proverbs 23:11
for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Psalms 68:6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Jeremiah 50:33This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run 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 →