10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 23:10-11
Guarded Desire, Wise Discipline, the Fear of the LORD, and Warnings Against Envy, Gluttony, Lust, and Drunkenness
The chapter moves through warnings about appetite and wealth, discernment at corrupt tables, protection of boundaries and the fatherless, heart-applied instruction and discipline, parental joy, fear of the LORD over envy, warnings against gluttony and drunkenness, honoring parents, buying truth, sexual purity, and a final extended portrait of wine's deceptive destruction.
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Verse 10
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Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb move תַּ֭סֵּג H5253 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular an ancient עוֹלָ֑ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular boundary stone גְּב֣וּל H1366 Noun - masculine singular construct [or] אַל־ H408 Adverb encroach תָּבֹֽא׃ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular on the fields וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י H7704 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of the fatherless יְ֝תוֹמִ֗ים H3490 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11
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for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction their Redeemer גֹאֲלָ֥ם H1350 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural is strong חָזָ֑ק H2389 Adjective - masculine singular He הֽוּא־ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular will take up יָרִ֖יב H7378 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker their case רִיבָ֣ם H7379 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural against you אִתָּֽךְ׃ H854 Preposition | second person masculine singular