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Verse Proverbs 22:23. _FOR THE LORD WILL PLEAD THEIR CAUSE_] Wo
therefore to them that oppress them, for they will have _God_, not the
_poor_, to deal with....
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CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and
loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well
thought of, he is less honorab...
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_soul_ Rather, LIFE.
AND DESPOIL OF LIFE THOSE THAT DESPOIL THEM, R.V....
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TEXT Proverbs 22:22-29
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....
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For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that
spoiled them.
FOR THE LORD WILL PLEAD THEIR CAUSE ( ), AND SPOIL THE SOUL OF THOSE
THAT SPOILED THEM. Retribution in kind. Tho...
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These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The
author's own personality is brought distinctly into view (Proverbs
22:17; Proverbs 23:15); he had a high opinion of the value of hi...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 22
V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth.
It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
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כִּֽי ־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְ
קָבַ֖ע אֶת
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CHANNEL 23
THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR
"The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them
all."- Proverbs 22:2
"He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his
b...
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Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading
this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as
having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth
to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear
the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowled...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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FOR THE LORD WILL PLEAD THEIR CAUSE,.... If counsellors at the bar
will not, he will; if judges on the bench will not do them justice, he
will; he will judge the poor of the people; he will plead thei...
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For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that
spoiled them.
Ver. 23. _For the Lord will plead their cause._] Without fee, for
those that come to him _forma pauperis,_ and with...
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_Rob not the poor_, &c. Thus, after the preceding solemn preface,
among the principal rules of life which he was about to lay down, he
first commends this, not to be injurious to poor people; especial...
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V. 23. FOR THE LORD WILL PLEAD THEIR CAUSE, conducting the case of the
poor and afflicted, as their Advocate and Champion, AND SPOIL THE SOUL
OF THOSE THAT SPOILED THEM, taking the side of the wronged...
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WILL PLEAD THEIR CAUSE; which he hath in a peculiar manner undertaken
to do. SPOIL THE SOUL; take away not only their goods, but their lives
too; so fully will he recompense their wickedness to them....
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the
commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His
providenc...
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Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._
When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared
for his power.
Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:22_
GOD THE SPOILER OF THE SPOILER
I. ROBBERY IS OF THREE KINDS.
1. _There is the open and unlegalised thief_. There are men who do not
pretend to respect the rights...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 22:1
A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be
observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing
that the epithet is not expressed in th...
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor
rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1).
The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so
important. "Rather to...
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1 Samuel 24:12; 1 Samuel 24:15; 1 Samuel 25:39; Habakkuk 2:8; Isaia
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Spoil the soul — Take away not only their goods but their lives too....