22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:22-23
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 22
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Do notאַֽל־H408Adverbrobתִּגְזָל־H1497Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara poorדָּ֭לH1800Adjective - masculine singular constructman becauseכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionheה֑וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis poorדַל־H1800Adjective - masculine singularand do notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbcrushתְּדַכֵּ֖אH1792Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe afflictedעָנִ֣יH6041Adjective - masculine singularat the gateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃H8179Preposition, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23
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forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill take upיָרִ֣יבH7378Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartheir caseרִיבָ֑םH7379Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland will plunderוְקָבַ֖עH6906Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthose who rob themקֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םH6906Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural. . .נָֽפֶשׁ׃H5315Noun - feminine singular