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Proverbs 22:23 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Proverbs 22:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 22 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.”
Proverbs 22:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 22:23
This verse grounds the previous command in God's character as defender of the oppressed. 'The LORD will plead their cause' (יָרִיב יְהוָה רִיבָם/yariv YHWH rivam, literally 'the LORD will contend their case') presents God as the ultimate advocate for the powerless. When human courts fail, divine justice prevails. The second half warns: 'and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them' (וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ/veqava et-qove'eihem nafesh, literally 'plunder the life/soul of their plunderers'). God executes poetic justice—those who rob the poor will themselves be robbed of life. This princip...
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Cross-References for Proverbs 22:23
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“and justice for the needy.”
“For the oppression of the poor”
“For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.”
“I will plead your cause”
“he said”
“Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
“God”
“and against the adulterers”
“because I have sinned against him”
“that he may give rest to the earth”