Proverbs 23:10

Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless:

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WEBBE

Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

BSB

Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

KJV

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

ASV

Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

BBE

Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–11

The fatherless are taken under God's special protection. He is their Redeemer, who will take their part; and he is mighty, almighty.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.