Proverbs 22:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not rob 
 
1497: to tear away, seize, roba prim. root
the poorדָּ֭ל
(dal)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
becauseכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he is poor,דַל־
(dal-)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
Or crushתְּדַכֵּ֖א
(te·dak·ke)
1792: to crusha prim. root
the afflictedעָנִ֣י
(a·ni)
6041: poor, afflicted, humblefrom anah
at the gate;בַשָּֽׁעַר׃
(va·sha·'ar.)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Rob
gazal  (gaw-zal')
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob -- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
not the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
because he is poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
neither oppress
daka'  (daw-kaw')
to crumble; transitively, to bruise -- beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
the afflicted
`aniy  (aw-nee')
depressed, in mind or circumstances -- afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
in the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

King James Bible
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't rob a poor man because he is poor, and don't crush the oppressed at the gate,

International Standard Version
Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

NET Bible
Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not oppress the poor because he is poor and do not humiliate the afflicted one in the gate.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,

King James 2000 Bible
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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