Proverbs 22:22

In 11 translations

BSB

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

KJV

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

WEB

Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

ASV

Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

LSV

Do not rob the poor because he [is] poor, || And do not bruise the afflicted in the gate.

YLT

Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

DBY

Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

DRC

Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

GNV

Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.

JPS

Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;

LXXE

Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ ἀποβιάζου πένητα, πτωχὸς γὰρ ἐστι, καὶ μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς ἀσθενῆ ἐν πύλαις.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Zechariah 7:10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of…
• Exodus 23:6You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
• Proverbs 22:16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
• Job 29:12–16because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my…
• Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
• Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Proverbs 23:10–11Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
• Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.

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