Proverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
In context
7 for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
9 Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.
10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, 11 for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 23:10 in the KJV
Remove not the old landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 23:10 in the ESV
Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless,