Proverbs 31:9
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
In context
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish! 7 Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 31:9 in the KJV
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 31:9 in the ESV
Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.