Proverbs 23:11

11 For their ¹Redeemer is strong; ²He will plead their case against you.

Proverbs 23:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:11

For their Redeemer [is] mighty
As he must needs be, since the Lord of hosts is his name; who sympathizes with them, has mercy on them, is their father, and their friend; see ( Jeremiah 50:34 ) ( Hosea 14:3 ) ( Psalms 68:5 ) ; he shall plead their cause with thee;
or "against thee", as the Vulgate Latin version; and will certainly carry it for them, and against thee; for, when he undertakes a cause, he pleads it thoroughly.

Proverbs 23:11 In-Context

9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

10 Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless,

11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.

12 Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge.

13 Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Cross References

• 1. Job 19:25; Jeremiah 50:34
• 2. Proverbs 22:23