Proverbs 23:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 22:23 : 23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Job 19:25 : 25 But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:
Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Exod 22:22-24 : 22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Jer 51:36 : 36 Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
Jer 50:33-34 : 33 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go. 34 Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Jer 50:34
79%
34Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Prov 22:23
78%
23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Prov 23:10
75%
10Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Jer 31:11
73%
11For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
Isa 3:13
71%
13Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Prov 31:8-9
2 verses
71%
8Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
Job 23:6-7
2 verses
70%
6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Lam 3:58
70%
58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Ps 82:3-4
2 verses
70%
3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Ps 35:1
70%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.
Ps 35:23
70%
23Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice [due] unto me, [Even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Isa 49:24-25
2 verses
70%
24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
25But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Isa 59:20
70%
20And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Exod 22:23
70%
23If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Isa 47:4
70%
4Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Ps 10:18
70%
18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.
Job 6:23
70%
23Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?
Isa 1:24
70%
24Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies;
Job 35:9
69%
9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Job 22:9
69%
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Isa 10:2
69%
2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Jer 2:9
69%
9Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I contend.
Ps 140:12
69%
12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
1 Kgs 8:45
69%
45then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
Ps 10:14
69%
14Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Isa 1:17
69%
17learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Isa 5:23
69%
23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Ps 78:35
69%
35And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer.
Ps 26:11
68%
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Jer 5:28-29
2 verses
68%
28They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Exod 23:6
68%
6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.
Ps 109:31
68%
31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
Jer 49:11
68%
11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Job 16:21
68%
21That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
Deut 32:37
68%
37And he will say, Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;
Job 31:21
68%
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
Ps 49:8
68%
8(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)
Lev 25:24
68%
24And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
Ps 72:14
68%
14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
Deut 32:35
68%
35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
Job 29:12
67%
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
Isa 43:26
67%
26Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth [thy cause], that thou mayest be justified.
Ps 130:8
67%
8And he will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.
Ps 107:2
67%
2Let the redeemed of Jehovah say [so], Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,