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


In Context

6 Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

7 Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.

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

10 Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

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 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!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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