Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
23. soul ] Rather, life.
And despoil of life those that despoil them, R.V.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 23. For the Lord will plead their cause] Wo therefore to them that oppress them, for they will have God, not the poor, to deal with.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Will plead their cause; which he hath in a peculiar manner undertaken to do.
Spoil the soul; take away not only their goods, but their lives too; so fully will he recompense their wickedness to them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For the Lord will plead their cause,…. If counsellors at the bar will not, he will; if judges on the bench will not do them justice, he will; he will judge the poor of the people; he will plead their cause, and plead it thoroughly, till he has brought forth judgment unto victory: woe to the man against whom Jehovah pleads; happy the poor on whose side he is; for their Redeemer is mighty, the Lord of hosts is his name, Ps 72:4;
and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them; they could only spoil the poor of their goods, but the Lord can and will spoil and destroy the souls of the spoilers in hell: or, “spoil them that spoiled their soul” or “life” k; that is, who spoiled them of their goods, and took away that small pittance they had, which was their life or livelihood; they shall be spoiled themselves that spoil others; the same measure they have meted out shall be measured out to them again; God will destroy them that destroy the earth, even antichrist and his followers, the oppressors of Christ’s poor on earth, Re 11:18.
k “et vim faciet illis, qui animae eorum vim intulerunt”, Munster, Vatablus; “et spoliabit eos qui spotiant ipsos anima”, Michaelis.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
v. 23. for the Lord will plead their cause,
Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
Pro 22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Ver. 23. For the Lord will plead their cause. ] Without fee, for those that come to him forma pauperis, and without fear of their oppressors, against whom he will plead with pestilence and with blood, Eze 38:22 as he did against the house of Saul for the poor Gibeonites, and against Ahab for Naboth.
And spoil the soul (or life) of those that spoiled them.] A poor man’s livelihood is his life. Mar 12:42-44 Luk 8:43 He is in his house as a snail in his shell; crush that, and you kill him quite. God therefore, who loves par pari referre, to pay oppressors home in their own coin, will have life for life, if they may escape so, and not be cast to hell among those cruel ones. Pro 5:9 See Trapp on “ Pro 5:9 “ Oh that these cannibals would think of this, before the cold grave hold their bodies, and hot hell hold their souls.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the Lord: Pro 23:11, 1Sa 24:12, 1Sa 24:15, 1Sa 25:39, Psa 12:5, Psa 35:1, Psa 35:10, Psa 43:1, Psa 68:5, Psa 140:12, Jer 50:34, Jer 51:36, Mic 7:9, Mal 3:5
spoil: Isa 33:1, Hab 2:8
Reciprocal: Exo 3:9 – and I have Exo 9:20 – General Exo 21:26 – General Exo 22:23 – I will surely Deu 1:17 – ye shall hear Deu 24:15 – lest he Deu 24:17 – pervert Job 20:19 – Because Job 27:13 – the heritage Job 36:6 – giveth Psa 103:6 – executeth Psa 109:31 – to save Psa 119:154 – Plead Psa 146:7 – executeth Pro 10:15 – the destruction Pro 14:31 – that oppresseth Pro 21:7 – robbery Pro 22:16 – that oppresseth Isa 3:13 – standeth up Isa 17:14 – the portion Isa 51:22 – pleadeth Eze 18:7 – hath not Eze 22:7 – dealt Amo 4:1 – which oppress Zec 7:10 – oppress Phi 1:27 – the faith 1Th 4:6 – the Lord