Proverbs 31:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister judgement to the poor and needy.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and administer justice for the poor and needy. [Lev. 19:15; Deut. 1:16; Job 29:12; Isa. 1:17; Jer. 22:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

Common English Bible

⁹ Speak out in order to judge with righteousness and to defend the needy and the poor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.

Proverbs 31:9 Cross References

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do well; seek judgement, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

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 stranger that is with him.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus saith the LORD: Execute ye judgement and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Daniel 4:27

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute judgement and justice in the land.

Jeremiah 5:28

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge,

Isaiah 1:23

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: For the throne is established by righteousness.

Job 29:12

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

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.

John 7:24

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus hath the LORD of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgement, and shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother:

Proverbs 20:8

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgement Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

2 Samuel 8:15

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgement and justice unto all his people.

Hebrews 1:9

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

1 Samuel 19:4

And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

1 Samuel 20:32

And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor: The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

Psalm 82:3

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus saith the LORD, Execute judgement in the morning, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.