Proverbs 22:23

Easy To Read Version

The Lord is on their side. He supports them and he will take things away from any person that takes from them.

Cross References

Psalm 103:6

The Lord is fair.\par God brings justice to people\par that have been hurt by other people.\par

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par

Psalm 12:6

The Lord’s words are true and pure\par like silver melted in a hot fire.\par They are pure like silver that was melted and made pure seven times.\par

Psalm 140:12

I know the Lord will judge poor people fairly.\par God will help helpless people.\par

Psalm 140:13

Good people will praise your name, Lord.\par Good people will worship you.\par

Psalm 35:1

Lord, fight my battles.\par Fight my wars!\par

Psalm 35:10

With my whole self I will say,\par “Lord, there is no one like you.\par You save a poor person from people that are stronger.\par You take things from strong people,\par and you give those things\par to that poor, helpless person.”\par

Psalm 43:1

God, there is a man who is not one of your loyal followers.\par That man is crooked and tells lies.\par God, save me from that man!\par Defend me and prove that I am right.\par

Psalm 68:5

In his holy temple,\par God is like a father to orphans. {\cf2\super [390]} \par God takes care of widows. {\cf2\super [391]} \par

Exodus 22:22

“You must never do anything bad to women whose husbands are dead or to children without parents.

Exodus 22:23

If you do anything wrong to those widows or orphans, then I will know it. I will hear about their suffering.

Proverbs 21:7

The bad things that evil people do will destroy them. Those people refuse to do what is right.

Proverbs 23:11

The Lord will be against you. The Lord is powerful and he defends those orphans.

Isaiah 33:1

Look, you people make war and steal things from people, and those people never stole anything from you. You turn against people, and those people never turned against you. So when you stop stealing, other people will begin stealing from you. When you stop turning against people, other people will start turning against you.

Jeremiah 30:16

Those nations destroyed you,\par but now they have been destroyed.\par Israel and Judah,\par your enemies will become captives. {\cf2\super [240]} \par Those people stole things from you.\par But other people will steal from them.\par Those people took things from you in war.\par But other people will take things\par from them in war.\par

Jeremiah 50:34

But God will get those people back.\par His name is the Lord God All-Powerful.\par He will defend those people very strongly.\par He will defend them so that he can let that land rest.\par But there will be no rest\par for the people living in Babylon.”\par

Jeremiah 51:36

So the Lord says:\par “I will defend you, Judah.\par I will make sure\par that Babylon is punished.\par I will dry up Babylon’s sea.\par And I will make her water springs\par become dry.\par

Micah 7:9

I sinned against the Lord.\par So he was angry at me.\par But he will argue my case for me in court.\par He will do the things that are right for me.\par Then he will bring me out into the light.\par And I will see that he is right.\par

Habakkuk 2:8

You have stolen things from many nations. So those people will take much from you. You have killed many people. You have destroyed lands and cities. You have killed all the people there.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will come to you—and I will do the right thing. I will be like a person that is ready to tell the judge about the bad things people did. Some people do evil magic. Some people do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [19]} Some people make false promises. Some people cheat their workers—they don’t pay them the money they promised. People don’t help widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [20]} People don’t help strangers. People don’t respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

1 Samuel 24:12

Let the Lord be the judge! The Lord might punish you for the wrong you did me. But I myself won’t fight you.

1 Samuel 24:15

Let the Lord be the judge. Let him decide between you and me. The Lord will support me and show that I am right. The Lord will save me from you.”

1 Samuel 25:39

David heard that Nabal was dead. David said, “Praise the Lord! Nabal said bad things about me, but the Lord supported me. The Lord kept me from doing wrong. And the Lord caused Nabal to die because he did wrong.”