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


In Context

6 Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;

7 let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

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

10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

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 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!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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