Proverbs 23:11
for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
Job 19:25But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.
Psalms 68:6God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Jeremiah 50:33The LORD of Armies says: “The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together. All who took them captive hold them fast. They refuse to let them go.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain 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 →