Proverbs 23:11
For, their near of kin, is strong, he, will plead their cause with thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Do not move back the ancient boundary, and, into the fields of the fatherless, do not enter;
12Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings of knowledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:
Job 19:25But, I, know that, my redeemer, liveth, and, as the Last over [my] dust, will he arise;
Psalms 68:6God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—Oppressed were the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, together,—And, all who took them captive, Held them fast Refused to let them go:—
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! pleading thy cause, So then I will execute the avenging of thee; And will dry up her sea, And make dry her spring:
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 →