9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.


In Context

6 Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts.

7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

8 Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband does safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Proverbs 31:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:9Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister judgment to the poor and needy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'