Proverbs 23:11
for their Redeemer is strong 1 and he will plead their case against you. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 1 or encroach on the fields of orphans, 1
12Apply your heart to instruction 1 and your ears to words of knowledge. 1
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Job 19:25But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, 1 and that at last he will stand on the earth; 1
Psalms 68:6God puts the lonely into families; 1 he brings out the prisoners with singing; 1 but the rebellious live in a parched land. 1
Jeremiah 50:33Yahweh of hosts says this: The people of Israel are oppressed, together with the people of Judah. 1 All the ones who captured them still hold them; they refuse to let them go. 1
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore Yahweh says this: See, I am about to plead your case and bring about vengeance for you. 1 For I will dry up Babylon's waters and make her springs run dry. 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 →