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


In Context

6 Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

7 He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

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

10 A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies is her price.

11 The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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