Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Holman Bible
and will plunder those who plunder them.
International Standard Version
for the LORD will plead their case and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.
A Conservative Version
For LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.
American Standard Version
For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Amplified
For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.
Bible in Basic English
For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.
Darby Translation
for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.
Julia Smith Translation
For Jehovah will contend their contention, and rob the soul to those robbing them.
King James 2000
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.
Modern King James verseion
for Jehovah will plead their cause, and strip the soul of those who plunder them.
NET Bible
for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.
New Heart English Bible
for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
The Emphasized Bible
For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.
Webster
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
World English Bible
for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
Youngs Literal Translation
For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
Interlinear
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
22 See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment; 23 for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence. 24 Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious;
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:39
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD that hath judged the cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil, and hath turned the wickedness of Nabal again upon his own head." And David sent to commune with Abigail, to the intent to take her to his wife.
Psalm 12:5
"Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, I will arise," saith the LORD, "and will help them, and set them at rest."
Psalm 140:12
Sure I am, that the LORD will avenge the poor, and maintain the cause of the helpless.
Proverbs 23:11
For he that delivereth them is mighty, even he shall defend their cause against thee.
Psalm 35:10
All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him? Yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?"
Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD: Behold, I will defend thy cause, and avenge thee: I will drink up her sea, and dry up her water springs.
Psalm 68:5
He is a father of the fatherless, he is a defender of widows; even God in his holy habitation.
Micah 7:9
I will bear the punishment of the LORD - For why? I have offended him - till he sit in judgment upon my cause, and see that I have right. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righteousness.
Malachi 3:5
I will come and punish you, and I myself will be a swift witness against the witches, against the adulterers, against false swearers: yea, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hireling's duty, which vex the widows and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.
1 Samuel 24:12
The LORD be judge between thee and me, and the LORD avenge me of thee. But mine hand be not upon thee.
1 Samuel 24:15
The LORD be judge, and judge between thee and me, and see and plead my cause, and judge me free out of thine hand."
Psalm 35:1
{A Psalm of David} Plead thou my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me.
Psalm 43:1
Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
Isaiah 33:1
Wherefore woe be unto thee, O robber: shalt not thou be robbed also? And unto thee that layest wait: as who say there should no wait be laid for thee? Woe unto thee which doest hurt: even so shalt thou be hurt also. And as thou layest wait, so shall wait be laid for thee also.
Jeremiah 50:34
But their avenger and redeemer is mighty, whose name is the LORD of Hosts: he shall maintain their cause, he shall make the land shake, and judge them that dwell therein, one with another.
Habakkuk 2:8
Seeing thou hast spoiled many Heathen, therefore shall the remnant of the people spoil thee: because of men's blood, and for the wrong done in the land, in the city and unto all them that dwell therein.