Proverbs 31:9

Proverbs chapter 31 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.8Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

v.9This passage

v.10A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Revelation 19:11
And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Deuteronomy 1:16
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.
Daniel 4:27
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Amos 5:11
Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
John 7:24
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.