Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;
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:
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],
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:
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
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
9 In the ears of a fool do not speak, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. 10 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach; 11 For their redeemer is strong, he himself will plead their cause against you.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:28
Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.
Deuteronomy 19:14
"You shall not move the boundary [marker] of your neighbor that {former generations} set up on your property in the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you to take possession of it.
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says Yahweh, "Act [with] justice and righteousness, and deliver [the] one who has been seized from the hand of [the] oppressor. And you must not oppress [the] immigrant, [the] orphan, and [the] widow. And you must not shed innocent blood in this place.
Zechariah 7:10
You must not oppress [the] widow, [the] orphan, [the] foreigner, and [the] needy. You must not devise evil in your heart {against one another}.'
Deuteronomy 27:17
'Cursed be the one who moves the boundary [marker] of his neighbor.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Job 6:27
Even over [the] orphan you would cast the lot, and you would bargain over your friend.
Job 22:9
You have sent widows away empty-handed, and [the] arms of orphans were crushed.
Job 24:2-3
They remove border [stones]; they seize flocks, and they pasture [them].
Job 24:9
"They snatch [the] orphan from [the] breast, and they take a pledge against [the] needy.
Job 31:21-23
if I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw my supporters at the gate,
Psalm 94:6
They kill widow and stranger, and they murder orphans,
Jeremiah 7:5
For if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly do justice between a man and his neighbor,
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh of hosts.
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unstained by the world.