Proverbs 22:22
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:”Proverbs 22:22
What Does Proverbs 22:22 Mean?
Proverbs 22:22 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 22, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 22:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 12:5“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”Exodus 3:9“Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.”Psalms 103:6“The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.”Proverbs 22:16“He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.”Psalms 109:31“For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.”Zechariah 7:10“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”Psalms 146:7“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Exodus 23:6“Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.”Job 29:12“Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.”Job 31:16“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”Job 31:21“If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:”Psalms 140:12“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”Proverbs 22:7“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”Deuteronomy 1:17“Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.”Job 36:6“He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.”Proverbs 3:31“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”Proverbs 23:10“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:”Ezekiel 22:29“The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”Job 20:19“Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;”
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