Proverbs 23:11

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9 ^aDo not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

10 Do not remove the ancient¹ landmark,
Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;

11 ^aFor their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.

12 Apply your heart to instruction,
And your ears to words of knowledge.

13 ^aDo not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

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Proverbs 23:11

The reason is given for the precept Proverbs 23:10.

Their redeemer - See Job 19:25 note. It was the duty of the gā'al , the next of kin, to take on himself, in case of murder, the office of avenger of blood Numbers 35:19. By a slight extension the word was applied to one who took on himself a like office in cases short of this. Here, therefore, the thought is that, destitute as the fatherless may seem, there is One who claims them as His next of kin, and will avenge them. Yahweh Himself is in this sense their gā'al , their Redeemer.

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