Proverbs 22:21-23 in English

²¹ To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³ For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

²¹ I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²¹ I therefore teach you truth, and knowledge good to hear; that you may answer words of truth to them that question you.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, and you shall deliver your soul in safety.

²¹ To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

²¹ From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you to school (OR, give a good answer to those who ask you questions).

²² It is easy to rob poor people who are helpless and cannot defend themselves, but never do that; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,

²³ because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.

²¹ I therefore teach you truth, and knowledge good to hear; that you may answer words of truth to them that question you.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, and you shall deliver your soul in safety.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

²² Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

²³ For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

²¹ that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

²³ for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

²¹ That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.

²² Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

²³ Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.

²¹ They are to make it clear to you what's right and true, so you can give a truthful explanation to those who sent you.

²² For you shouldn't steal from the poor just because they're poor; and you shouldn't crush those with limited means in court,

²³ for the Lord will plead their case, and he will take back whatever was stolen from them.

²¹ That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?

²² Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.

²³ For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?

²² Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³ For the Lord will plead their cause, And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²¹ That I might make thee know rectitude, the sayings of truth; that thou mightest bring back answers of truth to those that send thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;

²³ For the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the life of those that despoil them.

²¹ I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; That thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

²² Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: Neither dishonor the helpless man in the gates.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, And thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

²¹ That I may make thee know rectitude, and words of truth; That thou mayst bring back words of truth to them that send thee.

²² Rob not the poor man, because he is poor, Nor crush thou the destitute at the gate;

²³ For the LORD will maintain their cause, And despoil their spoilers of life.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for Adonai will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ to teach you truth in these trustworthy words, so you may give trustworthy answers to those who sent you?

²² Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the needy at the gate,

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and he will rob of life those who robbed them.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send to thee?

²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

²² Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²¹ that I should show to thee the firmness and speeches of truth; to answer of these things to them that sent thee.

²² Do thou not violence to a poor man, for he is poor; neither defoul thou a needy man in the gate.

²³ For the Lord shall deem his cause, and he shall torment them that tormented his soul.

²¹ (so) that I should show to thee the firmness and speeches of truth; to answer (out) of these things to them that sent (unto) thee.

²² Do thou not violence to a poor man, for he is poor; neither defoul thou a needy man in the gate. (Do not thou do violence to a poor person, because he is poor; and do not take advantage of a needy person in court or at the city gates.)

²³ For the Lord shall deem his cause, and he shall torment them that tormented his soul. (For the Lord shall judge his case, and he shall torment those who tormented him.)

²¹ To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

²² Rob not the poor because he is poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

²³ For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.