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Proverbs 22:22

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Rob not the poore because he [is] poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in the gate.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Do not oppress the poor because he is poor; neither afflict the needy in the gate.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless [man] in the gates.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Rob 1497
{1497} Prime
גָּזַל
gazal
{gaw-zal'}
A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
not x408
(0408) Complement
אַל
'al
{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
the poor, 1800
{1800} Prime
דַּל
dal
{dal}
From H1809; properly dangling, that is, (by implication) weak or thin.
because x3588
(3588) Complement
כִּי
kiy
{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
he x1931
(1931) Complement
הוּא
huw'
{hoo}
The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are.
[is] poor: 1800
{1800} Prime
דַּל
dal
{dal}
From H1809; properly dangling, that is, (by implication) weak or thin.
neither x408
(0408) Complement
אַל
'al
{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
oppress 1792
{1792} Prime
דּכא
daka'
{daw-kaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1794) to crumble; transitively to bruise (literally or figuratively).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
the afflicted 6041
{6041} Prime
עָנִי
`aniy
{aw-nee'}
From H6031; depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035 subjectively and H6041 objectively).
in the gate: 8179
{8179} Prime
שַׁעַר
sha`ar
{shah'-ar}
From H8176 in its original sense; an opening, that is, door or gate.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Proverbs 22:22-23

_ _ Here follow ten precepts of two verses each. Though men fail to defend the poor, God will (Proverbs 17:5; Psalms 12:5).

_ _ in the gate — place of public gathering (Job 5:4; Psalms 69:12).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

Proverbs 22:22-23

_ _ After this solemn preface, one would have expected something new and surprising; but no; here is a plain and common, but very needful caution against the barbarous and inhuman practices of oppressing poor people. Observe,

_ _ I. The sin itself, and that is robbing the poor and making them poorer, taking from those that have but little to lose and so leaving them nothing. It is bad to rob any man, but most absurd to rob the poor, whom we should relieve, — to squeeze those with our power whom we should water with our bounty, — to oppress the afflicted, and so to add affliction to them, — to give judgment against them, and so to patronise those that do rob them, which is as bad as if we robbed them ourselves. Rich men will not suffer themselves to be wronged; poor men cannot help themselves, and therefore we ought to be the more careful not to wrong them.

_ _ II. The aggravations of the sin. 1. If their inability, by reason of their poverty, to right themselves, embolden us to rob them, it is so much the worse; this is robbing the poor because he is poor; this is not only a base and cowardly thing, to take advantage against a man because he is helpless, but it is unnatural, and proves men worse than beasts. 2. Or, if it be done under the colour of law and justice, that is oppressing the afflicted in the gate, where they ought to be protected from wrong and to have justice done them against those that oppress them.

_ _ III. The danger that attends this sin. He that robs and oppresses the poor does it at his peril; for, 1. The oppressed will find God their powerful patron. He will plead their cause, and not suffer them to be run down and trampled upon. If men will not appear for them, God will. 2. The oppressors will find him a just avenger. He will make reprisals upon them, will spoil the souls of those that spoil them; he will repay them in spiritual judgments, in curses to their souls. He that robs the poor will be found in the end a murderer of himself.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 22:22

In the gate — Under pretence of justice.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Rob:

Proverbs 23:10-11 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: ... For their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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.

oppress:

Proverbs 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
Exodus 23:6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Job 29:12-16 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him. ... I [was] a father to the poor: and the cause [which] I knew not I searched out.
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:
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.
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.

in the gate:
That is, in the court of justice, which, as we have already seen, was held at the gates of cities in the East.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 23:6. Jb 29:12; 31:16, 21. Pv 22:16; 23:10. Ezk 22:29. Zc 7:10. Mal 3:5.

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