Proverbs 22:22 Parallel Translations

Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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;

YLT:

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

Proverbs 22:22 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 23:6 "You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

Job 31:16 "If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Proverbs 22:16 He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Zechariah 7:10 and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise 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 the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

22:22 In the gate - Under pretence of justice.

MHC:

22:17-21. To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight in God and dependence on him, is the foundation of all practical religion. The way to know the certainty of the word of truth, is to make conscience of our duty. 22,23. He that robs and oppresses the poor, does so at his peril. And if men will not appear for them, God will. 24,25. Our corrupt hearts have so much tinder in them, that it is dangerous to have to do with those that throw about the sparks of their passion.

CONC:

Afflicted Bruise Court Cruel Crush Crushed Exploit Gate Judge Needy Ones Oppress Poor Property Rob Weak

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