Proverbs 22:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.”
Proverbs 22:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 22:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 22:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.”
Proverbs 22:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them. ”
Proverbs 22:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.”
Proverbs 22:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them. ”
Proverbs 22:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.”
Proverbs 22:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:23 in Context — Proverbs 22
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
What Does Proverbs 22:23 Mean?
Proverbs 22:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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