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Proverbs 22:23 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled "
Proverbs 22:23
Verse in Context
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That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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Proverbs 22:1
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker"
Proverbs 22:3
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
Proverbs 22:4
"By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."
Proverbs 22:5
"Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far"
Proverbs 22:6
"If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it."
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