Proverbs 22:23 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 22:23 NIV (New International Version)
for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.
Proverbs 22:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:23 NLT (New Living Translation)
For the LORD is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
Proverbs 22:23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
for the LORD will champion their cause and will plunder those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:23 KJV (King James Version)
For the LORD will plead their cause, And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Proverbs 22:23 NKJV (New King James Version)
For the LORD will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:22-23 MSG (The Message)
Don’t walk on the poor just because they’re poor, and don’t use your position to crush the weak, Because GOD will come to their defense; the life you took, he’ll take from you and give back to them.
Proverbs 22:23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)
For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them. [Zech 7:10; Mal 3:5]
Proverbs 22:23 NET (New English Translation)
for the LORD will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.