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Proverbs 22:22

22  uDo not rob the poor, because he is poor,

or vcrush the afflicted at wthe gate,

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Proverbs 22:22 — The New International Version (NIV)

22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor

and do not crush the needy in court,

Proverbs 22:22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor:

Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Proverbs 22:22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can,

or exploit the needy in court.

Proverbs 22:22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,

Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

Proverbs 22:22 — New Century Version (NCV)

22 Do not abuse poor people because they are poor,

and do not take away the rights of the needy in court.

Proverbs 22:22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor;

Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Proverbs 22:22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

Proverbs 22:22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor 

or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate, 

Proverbs 22:22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

22 Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,

and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Proverbs 22:22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor,

or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Proverbs 22:22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,

and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;

Proverbs 22:22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

22 Don’t take advantage of poor people just because they are poor.

Don’t beat down those who are in need by taking them to court.

Proverbs 22:22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,

Or crush the afflicted at the gate;


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