Proverbs 23:11
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
- KJV
- For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
- WEB
- for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
- ASV
- For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.
- DARBY
- for their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause against thee.
- BLB
- For their Redeemer [is] strong—He will contend their dispute against you.
- ÅB
- For deres løser er sterk, han skal føre deres sak mot deg.
- OTB
- for deres forsvarer er sterk; han vil ta opp deres sak mot deg.
- B1930
- For deres løser er sterk, han skal føre deres sak mot dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 22:23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Read in contextJob 19:25
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Read in contextExodus 22:22–24
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Read in contextPsalms 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:36
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
Read in contextJeremiah 50:33–34
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
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