Proverbs 22:23

In 11 translations

BSB

for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

KJV

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

WEB

for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

ASV

For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

LSV

For YHWH pleads their cause, || And has spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

YLT

For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

DBY

for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

DRC

Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.

GNV

For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

JPS

For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

LXXE

For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

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WLC

כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃

LXX-Br

Ὁ γὰρ Κύριος κρινεῖ αὐτοῦ τὴν κρίσιν, καὶ ῥύσῃ σὴν ἄσυλον ψυχήν.

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• Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
• Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
• Jeremiah 51:36Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.
• Proverbs 23:11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
• 1 Samuel 25:39On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down…
• Psalms 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
• Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
• 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…
• Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
• Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.
• Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
• Psalms 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
• Psalms 35:1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
• 1 Samuel 24:12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
• Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
• 1 Samuel 24:15May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”

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