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


In Context

6 Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

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

8 Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

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

10 Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

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 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.