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Proverbs 31:9
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KJ21
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
ASV
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
AMP
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.
AMPC
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and administer justice for the poor and needy.
BRG
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
CSB
Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
CSBA
Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
CEB
Speak out in order to judge with righteousness and to defend the needy and the poor.
CJB
Speak up, judge righteously, defend the cause of the poor and the needy.
CEV
Be fair and give justice to the poor and homeless.
DARBY
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.
DRA
Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.
ERV
Stand up for what you know is right, and judge all people fairly. Protect the rights of the poor and those who need help.
EASY
Speak clearly to help them. Judge people in a way that is fair and right. Help poor and helpless people to receive justice.
EHV
Speak up, judge fairly, and defend the oppressed and needy.
ESV
Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
ESVUK
Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
EXB
·Speak up [L Open your mouth] and judge ·fairly [with righteousness], and defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
GNV
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and judge the afflicted, and the poor.
GW
Speak out, judge fairly, and defend the rights of oppressed and needy people.”
GNT
Speak for them and be a righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and needy.”
HCSB
Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
ICB
Speak up and judge fairly. Defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
ISV
Speak up, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
JUB
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and destitute.
KJV
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
AKJV
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
LSB
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And render justice to the afflicted and needy.
LEB
Open your mouth, judge righteousness, and defend the poor and needy.
TLB
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.
MSG
“Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the misfits. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute!”
MEV
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
NOG
Speak out, judge fairly, and defend the rights of oppressed and needy people.”
NABRE
Open your mouth, judge justly, defend the needy and the poor!
NASB
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy.
NASB1995
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
NCB
Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments; defend the rights of the wretched and the poor.
NCV
Speak up and judge fairly, and defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
NET
Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
NIRV
Speak up and judge fairly. Speak up for the rights of those who are poor and needy.
NIV
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
NIVUK
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
NKJV
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
NLV
Open your mouth. Be right and fair in what you decide. Stand up for the rights of those who are suffering and in need.
NLT
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.
NRSVA
Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
NRSVACE
Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
NRSVCE
Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
NRSVUE
Speak out; judge righteously; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
OJB
Open thy peh (mouth), judge tzedek, and plead the cause of the oni and the evyon.
RGT
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead for the afflicted and the poor.10 Who shall find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above pearls.
RSV
Open your mouth, judge righteously, maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
RSVCE
Open your mouth, judge righteously, maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
TLV
Open your mouth, judge righteously, plead the cause of the poor and needy.
VOICE
Open your mouth, judge fairly, and stand up for the rights of the afflicted and the poor.
WEB
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
WYC
Deem thou that that is just, and deem thou a needy man and a poor man. (Judge thou with judgement, or with discernment, and give thou justice to the needy and to the poor.)
YLT
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
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