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Proverbs 23:10 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Proverbs 23:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 23 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: landmark: or, bound”
Proverbs 23:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 23:10
This command echoes 22:28 but adds a specific victim: the fatherless. 'Remove not the old landmark' (אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם/al-taseg gevul olam) prohibits moving ancient boundary stones. 'Enter not into the fields of the fatherless' (וּבִשְׂדֵי יְתוֹמִים אַל־תָּבֹא/uvisedey yetomim al-tavo) warns against seizing orphans' property. The fatherless were particularly vulnerable—without paternal protection or advocacy, they faced exploitation. God repeatedly commands special care for orphans, widows, and foreigners (Exodus 22:22-24; Deuteronomy 24:17; 27:19). Oppressing orphans violates covenan...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:10
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“which your fathers have set up.”
“nor the fatherless”
“and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
“which they of old time have set”
“Amen.”
“and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong”
“and against the adulterers”
“and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”
“For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;”
“and murder the fatherless.”