Proverbes 23:11

11 Car leur vengeur est puissant; il plaidera leur cause contre toi.

Proverbes 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.

Proverbes 23:11 In-Context

9 Ne parle point quand un insensé t'écoute; car il méprisera la prudence de tes discours.
10 Ne déplace point la borne ancienne, et n'entre point dans les champs des orphelins;
11 Car leur vengeur est puissant; il plaidera leur cause contre toi.
12 Applique ton cœur à l'instruction, et tes oreilles aux paroles de la science.
13 N'épargne point la correction au jeune enfant; quand tu l'auras frappé de la verge, il n'en mourra pas.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.