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


In Context

19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.

20 Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge :

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.

24 Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:

Proverbs 22:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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