Proverbs 22:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.

New Living Translation
For the LORD is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.

English Standard Version
for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them.

Berean Study Bible
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

New American Standard Bible
For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

NASB 1995
For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

NASB 1977
For the LORD will plead their case, And take the life of those who rob them.

Amplified Bible
For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

Christian Standard Bible
for the LORD will champion their cause and will plunder those who plunder them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD is their defender, and what you do to them, he will do to you.

Good News Translation
The LORD will argue their case for them and threaten the life of anyone who threatens theirs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because the LORD will plead their case and will take the lives of those who rob them.

International Standard Version
for the LORD will plead their case and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.

NET Bible
for the LORD will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

New King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

King James 2000 Bible
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

New Heart English Bible
for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

World English Bible
for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

American King James Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

American Standard Version
For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

A Faithful Version
For the LORD will plead their cause and despoil those who plunder them.

Darby Bible Translation
for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

English Revised Version
For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For the Lorde him selfe wyll defende their cause, and do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
for ye LORDE himself wyl defende their cause, and do violence vnto them yt haue vsed violence.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For YHWH pleads their cause, "" And has spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

Young's Literal Translation
For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

Smith's Literal Translation
For Jehovah will contend their contention, and rob the soul to those robbing them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because LORD JEHOVAH decides their judgment and the humiliation of their souls is repaid.

Lamsa Bible
For the LORD will plead their cause and avenge the injustice which is done to them.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the LORD will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.
















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