22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
23 for 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 not אַֽל־ H408 Adverb rob תִּגְזָל־ H1497 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a poor דָּ֭ל H1800 Adjective - masculine singular construct man because כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction he ה֑וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is poor דַל־ H1800 Adjective - masculine singular and do not וְאַל־ H408 Conjunctive waw | Adverb crush תְּדַכֵּ֖א H1792 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the afflicted עָנִ֣י H6041 Adjective - masculine singular at the gate בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ H8179 Preposition, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23
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for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will take up יָרִ֣יב H7378 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular their case רִיבָ֑ם H7379 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and will plunder וְקָבַ֖ע H6906 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker those who rob them קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם H6906 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . נָֽפֶשׁ׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular