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Proverbs 22:28 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Proverbs 22:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 22 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. landmark: or, bound”
Proverbs 22:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 22:28
This command—'Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set'—prohibits moving boundary markers. 'Ancient landmark' (גְּבוּל עוֹלָם/gevul olam) refers to stones marking property boundaries. Moving them to steal land was a serious crime. The law explicitly forbade this: 'Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance' (Deuteronomy 19:14). Landmark removal violated the land distribution God ordained when Israel entered Canaan (Joshua 13-21). Each tribe and family received an inheritance—moving landmarks stole God-given portions. ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 22:28
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“which they of old time have set”
“Amen.”
“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:”
“and feed them.”