Parallel Verses
Amplified
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],
New American Standard Bible
Or
King James Version
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Holman Bible
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
International Standard Version
Don't move ancient boundaries or invade fields belonging to orphans;
American Standard Version
Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Bible in Basic English
Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;
Darby Translation
Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not remove the old bound; and into the field of the orphans thou shalt not come:
King James 2000
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;
Modern King James verseion
Do not remove the old landmarks, and do not enter into the fields of the fatherless;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Remove not the old landmark, and come not within the field of the fatherless.
NET Bible
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
New Heart English Bible
Do not move the ancient boundary stone. Do not encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
The Emphasized Bible
Do not move back the ancient boundary, and, into the fields of the fatherless, do not enter;
Webster
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
World English Bible
Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
Youngs Literal Translation
Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,
Themes
Fatherless » Admonitions in regard to
Landmarks » Protected from fraudulent removal
Orphans » Admonitions in regard to
Interlinear
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
9
Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
For he will despise the [godly] wisdom of your words.
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],
For their Redeemer is strong and mighty;
He will plead their case against you.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:28
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
Which your fathers have set.
Deuteronomy 19:14
“You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary mark, which the forefathers [who first divided the territory] have set, in the land which you will inherit in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the Lord, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Zechariah 7:10
and do not oppress or exploit the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise or even imagine evil in your hearts against one another.’
Deuteronomy 27:17
‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary mark.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Job 6:27
“You would cast lots (gamble) over the fatherless
And bargain away your friend.
Job 22:9
“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 24:2-3
“Some remove the landmarks;
They [violently] seize and pasture flocks [appropriating land and flocks openly].
Job 24:9
“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],
And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].
Job 31:21-23
If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,
Psalm 94:6
And murder the fatherless.
Jeremiah 7:5
For if you thoroughly change your ways and your behavior, if you thoroughly and honestly practice justice between a man and his neighbor,
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
James 1:27
Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.