Proverbs 23:11
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
King James Version
In Context
10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Psalms 68:6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs 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 →