Proverbs 22:22-23

²²Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.

²³For the Lord is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.j

Proverbs 22 sits at a hinge in the book, blending traditional wisdom sayings with a new section (22:17–24:22) titled “The Words of the Wise.” The chapter opens with the familiar value of a good name over riches (v. 1), then moves through a series of couplets on humility, child-re