Proverbs 23:11
for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you.
In context
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. 14 Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 23:11 in the KJV
For their redeemer is mighty; He shall plead their cause with thee.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 23:11 in the ESV
for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you.