Proverbs 22:23

New English Translation

for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.

Cross References

Psalm 103:6

The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

Psalm 12:6

The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

Psalm 140:12

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

Psalm 140:13

Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

Psalm 35:1

O Lord, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!

Psalm 35:10

With all my strength I will say, “O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

Psalm 68:5

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

Exodus 22:22

“You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

Exodus 22:23

If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

Proverbs 21:7

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

Proverbs 23:11

for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.

Isaiah 33:1

The destroyer is as good as dead, you who have not been destroyed! The deceitful one is as good as dead, the one whom others have not deceived! When you are through destroying, you will be destroyed; when you finish deceiving, others will deceive you!

Jeremiah 30:16

But all who destroyed you will be destroyed. All your enemies will go into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered. I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged.

Jeremiah 50:34

But the one who will rescue them is strong. He is known as the Lord who rules over all. He will strongly champion their cause. As a result he will bring peace and rest to the earth, but trouble and turmoil to the people who inhabit Babylonia.

Jeremiah 51:36

Therefore the Lord says, “I will stand up for your cause. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done to you. I will dry up their sea. I will make their springs run dry.

Micah 7:9

I must endure the Lord’s anger, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will experience firsthand his deliverance.

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

1 Samuel 24:12

May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

1 Samuel 24:15

May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”

1 Samuel 25:39

When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.