Proverbs 22:23 meaning and explanation
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:23, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse completes the warning begun in verse 22, where a wisdom teacher tells his students not to rob the poor or crush the afflicted at the city gate, the place where legal cases were heard. The LORD himself takes up their case, a legal image of God as defender of those who cannot defend themselves.
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