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Proverbs 22:23 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 22 · verse 23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.Proverbs 22:23 · King James Version
Proverbs 22:23 in context
21That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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Key words (Strong's)
- pleadrîybproperly, to tossH7378 →
- causerîyba contestH7379 →
- spoilqâbaʻto coverH6906 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-23