Proverbs 22:23

כִּֽי ־ יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת ־ קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

In Context

22אַֽל ־ תִּגְזָל ־ דָּל כִּי דַל ־ הוּא וְאַל ־ תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר ׃

24אַל ־ תִּתְרַע אֶת ־ בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת ־ אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 22:23וְחָרָה אַפִּי וְהָרַגְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בֶּחָרֶב וְהָיוּ נְשֵׁיכֶם אַלְמָנוֹת וּבְנֵיכֶם יְתֹמִֽים ׃ פ

1 Samuel 24:15אַחֲרֵי מִי יָצָא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי מִי אַתָּה רֹדֵף אַֽחֲרֵי כֶּלֶב מֵת אַחֲרֵי פַּרְעֹשׁ אֶחָֽד ׃

Psalms 12:5אֲשֶׁר אָֽמְרוּ ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ מִי אָדוֹן לָֽנוּ ׃

Psalms 35:1לְדָוִד ׀ רִיבָה יְהוָה אֶת ־ יְרִיבַי לְחַם אֶת ־ לֹֽחֲמָֽי ׃

Psalms 43:1שָׁפְטֵנִי אֱלֹהִים ׀ וְרִיבָה רִיבִי מִגּוֹי לֹא ־ חָסִיד מֵאִישׁ ־ מִרְמָה וְעַוְלָה תְפַלְּטֵֽנִי ׃

Psalms 103:6עֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת יְהוָה וּמִשְׁפָּטִים לְכָל ־ עֲשׁוּקִֽים ׃

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 →

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