Proverbs 23:11
for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with you.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
12Apply your heart to instruction, and prepare your ears for words of discretion.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You⌃ shall hurt no widow or orphan.
Job 19:25For I know that he is eternal who is about to deliver me,
Psalms 68:6Let not them that wait on you, O Lord of hosts, be ashamed on my account: let not them that seek you, be ashamed on my account, O God of Israel. 1
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 →