Proverbs 23:10–15
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
*‖Remoue not the old landmarke; and enter not into the fields of the fatherlesse.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, bound.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 22.28. deut. 19 14. and 27.17.
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
*For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 22.23. iob. 31.21.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Apply thine heart vnto instruction, and thine eares to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
*Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 13.24. and 19.18. and 22.15.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
‖My sonne, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall reioyce, euen mine.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, euen I wil reioyce.
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From verse 10
- Proverbs 22:28Rank 1 from verse 10
- Zechariah 7:10Rank 2 from verse 10
- Deuteronomy 27:17Rank 3 from verse 10
- James 1:27Rank 4 from verse 10
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
27Pure religion and vndefiled before God and the Father, is this, to visit the fatherlesse and widowes in their affliction, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted from the world.
- Jeremiah 22:3Rank 5 from verse 10
3Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
3*Thus saith the LORD, Execute ye iudgement and righteousnesse, and deliuer the spoiler out of the hand of the oppressour: and doe no wrong, doe no violence to the stranger, the fatherlesse, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
- Deuteronomy 19:14Rank 6 from verse 10
14¶ Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
14¶ Thou shalt not remooue thy neighbours land-marke, which they of old time haue set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherite, in the land that the LORD thy God giueth thee to possesse it.
- Job 24:2–3Rank 7 from verse 10
2Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
2 Some remooue the *land-markes; they violently take away flocks, and ‖feed thereof.
3They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse, they take the widowes oxe for a pledge.
- Jeremiah 7:5Rank 8 from verse 10
- Job 31:21–23Rank 10 from verse 10
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
21If I haue lift vp my hand against the fatherlesse, when I saw my helpe in the gate:
22 Then let mine arme fall from my shoulder-blade, and mine arme be broken from the ‖bone.
23For destruction from God was a terrour to mee: and by reason of his highnesse, I could not endure.
- Malachi 3:5Rank 12 from verse 10
5And 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.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Psalms 94:6Rank 13 from verse 10
From verse 11
- Proverbs 22:23Rank 1 from verse 11
- Deuteronomy 27:19Rank 3 from verse 11
- Exodus 22:22–24Rank 4 from verse 11
22¶ Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
22¶ *Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.
23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they crie at all vnto mee, I will surely heare their crie.
24And my wrath shall waxe hote, and I will kill you with the sword: and your wiues shall be widowes, and your children fatherlesse.
- Psalms 12:5Rank 5 from verse 11
5For 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.
5‖For the oppression of the poore, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise (saith the LORD,) I will set him in safetie from him that puffeth at him.
- Jeremiah 51:36Rank 6 from verse 11
- Jeremiah 50:33–34Rank 7 from verse 11
33¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
34Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
33¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Iudah were oppressed together, and all that tooke them captiues, held them fast, they refused to let them goe.
34Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of hosts is his Name, he shall throughly pleade their cause, that hee may giue rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
From verse 12
- Proverbs 5:1–2Rank 1 from verse 12
- Proverbs 2:2–6Rank 2 from verse 12
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
2So that thou incline thine eare vnto wisedome, and apply thine heart to vnderstanding:
3Yea if thou cryest after knowledge, and †liftest vp thy voyce for vnderstanding:
4*If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her, as for hid treasures:
5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6*For the LORD giueth wisedome: out of his mouth commeth knowledge, and vnderstanding.
- James 1:21–25Rank 3 from verse 12
21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
21Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of naughtinesse, & receiue with meeknesse the engrafted word, which is able to saue your soules.
22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.
23For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like vnto a man beholding his naturall face in a glasse:
24For hee beholdeth himselfe, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what maner of man he was.
25But who so looketh into the perfect Law of libertie, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, this man shall be blessed in his ‖deed.
- Proverbs 23:19Rank 4 from verse 12
- Ezekiel 33:31Rank 5 from verse 12
31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
31†‖†And they come vnto thee as the people commeth, and they sit before thee as my people, and they heare thy words, but they will not doe them: for with their mouth they shew much loue, but their heart goeth after their couetousnesse.
- Matthew 13:52Rank 6 from verse 12
52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
52Then said he vnto them, Therefore euery Scribe which is instructed vnto the kingdom of heauen, is like vnto a man that is an housholder, which bringeth foorth out of his treasure things new and old.
- Proverbs 22:17Rank 7 from verse 12
From verse 13
- Proverbs 13:24Rank 1 from verse 13
- Proverbs 19:18Rank 2 from verse 13
- Proverbs 29:15Rank 3 from verse 13
- Proverbs 29:17Rank 4 from verse 13
From verse 14
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 1 from verse 14
- 1 Corinthians 5:5Rank 2 from verse 14
- Proverbs 22:15Rank 3 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Proverbs 23:24–25Rank 1 from verse 15
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
24*The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall haue ioy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
- 2 John 1:4Rank 2 from verse 15
- 3 John 1:3–4Rank 3 from verse 15
3For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
3For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, euen as thou walkest in the trueth.
4I haue no greater ioy, then to heare that my children walke in truth.
- Proverbs 29:3Rank 4 from verse 15
- Zephaniah 3:17Rank 5 from verse 15
17The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mightie: hee will saue, he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy: †hee will rest in his loue, hee will ioy ouer thee with singing.
- 1 John 2:1Rank 6 from verse 15
1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
1¶ My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not. And if any man sinne, we haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the righteous:
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8–9Rank 7 from verse 15
8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
8For now we *liue, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thankes can we render to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith wee ioy for your sakes before our God,
- John 15:11Rank 8 from verse 15
- Proverbs 2:1Rank 9 from verse 15
- Proverbs 4:1Rank 10 from verse 15
- Jeremiah 32:41Rank 11 from verse 15
- Proverbs 1:10Rank 12 from verse 15
- Proverbs 10:1Rank 13 from verse 15
- Proverbs 15:20Rank 14 from verse 15
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19–20Rank 15 from verse 15
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20For ye are our glory and joy.
19For what is our hope, or ioy, or crowne of ‖reioycing? Are not euen ye in the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ at his comming?
20For, ye are our glory and ioy.
- Luke 15:23–24Rank 17 from verse 15
23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
23And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie.
24For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie.
- Luke 15:32Rank 18 from verse 15
- Matthew 9:2Rank 19 from verse 15
2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
2*And behold, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, lying on a bed: and Iesus seeing their faith, said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good cheere, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.
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Proverbs 23:10
To take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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A fixed mark showing the boundary of land.
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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.
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Proverbs 23:11
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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One who redeems, ransoms, recovers, or delivers. As a scriptural title, the Lord and Jesus Christ, who saves and delivers his people.
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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To argue, appeal, or speak in support of a cause before one who may decide it. Sense 2: To contend, judge, vindicate, or maintain a cause.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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Proverbs 23:12
To direct or devote oneself; to make use of, request, or have recourse to.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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instruction
Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.
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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Understanding or awareness gained by knowing; recognition; what is known.
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Proverbs 23:13
To hold back, restrain, keep from giving, or refuse.
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correction
Discipline, chastening, or instruction that corrects error and restores what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Second-person singular present form of beat, meaning to strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 23:14
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.
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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.
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Proverbs 23:15
1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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23:9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
23:9Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisedome of thy words.
23:10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
23:10*‖Remoue not the old landmarke; and enter not into the fields of the fatherlesse.
Selected passage23:11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
23:11*For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Selected passage23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
23:12Apply thine heart vnto instruction, and thine eares to the words of knowledge.
Selected passage23:13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
23:13*Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Selected passage23:14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
23:14Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
Selected passage23:15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
23:15‖My sonne, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall reioyce, euen mine.
Selected passage23:16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
23:16Yea my reines shall reioyce, when thy lippes speake right things.