Proverbs 22:23

The Passion Translation

For the Lord will rise to plead their case and humiliate the one who humiliates the poor.

Cross References

Psalm 103:6

You’re a God who makes things right, giving justice to the defenseless.

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says, “Now I will arise! I will defend the poor, those who were plundered, the oppressed, and the needy who groan for help. I will spring into action to rescue and protect them!”

Psalm 12:6

For every word Yahweh speaks is sure and reliable. His truth is tested, found to be flawless, and ever faithful. It’s as pure as silver refined seven times in a crucible of clay.

Psalm 140:12

For I know, Lord, that you will be the hero of all those they persecute, and you will secure justice for the poor.

Psalm 140:13

Your godly ones will thank you no matter what happens. For they choose and cherish your presence above everything else!

Psalm 35:1

O Lord, fight for me! Harass the hecklers; accuse my accusers. Fight those who fight against me.

Psalm 35:10

Everything inside of me will shout it out: “There’s no one like you, Lord!” For look at how you protect the weak and helpless from the strong and heartless who oppress them.

Psalm 43:1

God, clear my name. Plead my case against the unjust charges of these ungodly workers of wickedness. Deliver me from these lying degenerates.

Psalm 68:5

To the fatherless he is a father. To the widow he is a champion friend. The lonely he makes part of a family. The prisoners he leads into prosperity until they sing for joy. This is our Holy God in his Holy Place! But for the rebels there is heartache and despair.

Proverbs 21:7

Violent rebels don’t have a chance, for their rejection of truth and their love of evil will drag them deeper into darkness.

Proverbs 23:11

For they have a mighty protector, a loving redeemer, who watches over them, and he will stand up for their cause.

Isaiah 33:1

Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed. Woe to you, traitor, you who have not been betrayed. When you have finished your work of destroying, you will be destroyed, and when you have completed your betrayal, you will be betrayed.

Jeremiah 30:16

“But rest assured, all those who devoured you will be devoured; all your enemies, every one of them, will go into captivity. Those who devastated you will be devastated, and all who made you their prey, I will make a prey.

Jeremiah 50:34

But their Redeemer is powerful! My name is Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies. I will take up their cause and rescue them. I will give the nation rest but make the people of Babylon tremble.

Jeremiah 51:36

This is what Yahweh says: “Look, I am taking up your cause to make sure you are avenged. I will dry up her water source and make her rivers run dry.