Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate;
New American Standard Bible
Or
King James Version
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Holman Bible
and don’t crush the oppressed
International Standard Version
Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,
A Conservative Version
Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
American Standard Version
Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Amplified
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],
Bible in Basic English
Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:
Darby Translation
Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not strip the poor because he is poor: and thou shalt not crush the humble in the gate.
King James 2000
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment;
NET Bible
Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
New Heart English Bible
Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;
The Emphasized Bible
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
Webster
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
World English Bible
Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don't crush the needy in court;
Youngs Literal Translation
Rob not the poor because he is poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
Themes
Duty toward the Afflicted » To protect them
Gates » Holding courts of justice
Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » The poor
Interlinear
Gazal
Daka'
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
21 that I might make you know the sureness of the words of truth; to return the words of truth to those who send to you? 22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate; 23 for Jehovah will plead their cause, and strip the soul of those who plunder them.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 23:6
You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.
Zechariah 7:10
And do not crush the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor. And do not devise evil in your heart, of a man against his brother.
Malachi 3:5
And I will come near you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who extort from the hired laborer's wages, and turning away the widow, and the orphan, the alien, and not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Proverbs 22:16
He who crushes the poor to multiply for himself, and he who gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.
Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Job 31:21
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless when I watched over my help in the gate;
Job 29:12-16
For I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
Proverbs 23:10-11
Do not remove the old landmarks, and do not enter into the fields of the fatherless;
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have used oppression and practiced robbery, and they have troubled the poor and needy. Yea, they have oppressed the stranger without right.