Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 23:10 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}”
Proverbs 23:10
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The morsel {which} thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}
For their redeemer {is} mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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