Proverbs 31:9

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.

Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner who is with him.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says LORD: Execute ye justice and righteousness. And deliver him who 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 t

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to 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 tranquility.

Jeremiah 23:5

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

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.

Isaiah 1:23

Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to 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 who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.

Revelation 19:11

And I saw the heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and he who sits upon it called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

John 7:24

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

2 Samuel 8:15

And David reigned over all Israel. And David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

Hebrews 1:9

Thou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Because of this, God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide 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 he shall kill the wicked.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy king comes to thee. He is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding upon a donkey, even upon a colt the foal of a donkey.

1 Samuel 19:4

And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee, and because his works have been very good toward thee.

1 Samuel 20:32

And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? What has he done?

Proverbs 29:7

A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.

Psalm 82:3

Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus says LORD: Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your do