Proverbs 22:22 - The Message Don’t walk on the poor just because they’re poor, and don’t use your position to crush the weak, Because God will come to their defense; the life you took, he’ll take from you and give back to them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rob not the poor [being tempted by their helplessness], neither oppress the afflicted at the gate [where the city court is held], [Exod. 23:6; Job 31:16, 21.] American Standard Version (1901) Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: Common English Bible Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor. Don’t oppress the needy in the gate. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate: |