Proverbs 31:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
Proverbs 31:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 31:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 31:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 31:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.””
Proverbs 31:9 — World English Bible
Proverbs 31:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy. ”
Proverbs 31:9 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 31:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'”
Proverbs 31:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 31:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy. ”
Proverbs 31:9 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 31:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore.”
Proverbs 31:9 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 31:9 in Context — Proverbs 31
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
What Does Proverbs 31:9 Mean?
Proverbs 31:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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