Proverbs 31:9

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.””

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

Isaiah 1:17 "Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”"
Amos 5:11-12 "Therefore, because you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell …"
Leviticus 19:15 "“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your…"
Job 29:15-16 "I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame."
Deuteronomy 1:16 "I commanded your judges at that time, saying, “Hear cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and…"
Jeremiah 22:3 "Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no viole…"
Daniel 4:27 "Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to…"
Proverbs 16:12 "It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness."

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