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 Qu’il boive et oublie sa pauvreté, Et qu’il ne se souvienne plus de ses peines.
8 Ouvre ta bouche pour le muet, Pour la cause de tous les délaissés.
9 Ouvre ta bouche, juge avec justice, Et défends le malheureux et l’indigent.
10 Qui peut trouver une femme vertueuse? Elle a bien plus de valeur que les perles.
11 Le cœur de son mari a confiance en elle, Et les produits ne lui feront pas défaut.
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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