Proverbs 22:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.”
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“for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 22:23 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
- Exodus 22:23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
- 1 Samuel 24:12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
- 1 Samuel 24:15May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
- 1 Samuel 25:39On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
- Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
- Psalms 35:1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
- Psalms 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
- Psalms 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
- Psalms 103:6The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
- Psalms 140:13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
- Proverbs 21:7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
- Proverbs 23:11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
- Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
- Jeremiah 30:16Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
- Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:36Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.
- Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
- Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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