Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. New Living Translation Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. English Standard Version Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Berean Standard Bible Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. King James Bible Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. New King James Version Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. New American Standard Bible Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate. NASB 1995 Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all the unfortunate. NASB 1977 Open your mouth for the dumb, For the rights of all the unfortunate. Legacy Standard Bible Open your mouth for the mute, For the justice of all those passing away. Amplified Bible Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless; Christian Standard Bible Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed. Holman Christian Standard Bible Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed. American Standard Version Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. Contemporary English Version But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope. English Revised Version Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are left desolate. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed. Good News Translation "Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless. International Standard Version Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction. Majority Standard Bible Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. NET Bible Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. New Heart English Bible Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. Webster's Bible Translation Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. World English Bible Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOpen your mouth for the mute, "" For the right of all sons of change. Young's Literal Translation Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. Smith's Literal Translation Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOpen thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass. Catholic Public Domain Version Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through. New American Bible Open your mouth in behalf of the mute, and for the rights of the destitute; New Revised Standard Version Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOpen your mouth with words of truth, and judge all the sons of the wicked. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Open your mouth with the word of truth and judge all the sons of evil. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Brenton Septuagint Translation Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Words of King Lemuel…7Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. 9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.… Cross References Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Psalm 82:3-4 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. Isaiah 58:6-7 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Jeremiah 22:16 He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Job 29:12-17 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. / The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. / I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. ... Amos 5:24 But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Luke 10:30-37 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. ... 1 John 3:17-18 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Galatians 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Treasury of Scripture Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. open Proverbs 24:7,11,12 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate… 1 Samuel 19:4-7 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 theeward very good: … 1 Samuel 20:32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? such Psalm 79:11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; Jump to Previous Appointed Cause Change Death Desolate Destitute Destruction Dumb Mouth Mute Open Ready Right Rights Speak Themselves Unfortunate VoiceJump to Next Appointed Cause Change Death Desolate Destitute Destruction Dumb Mouth Mute Open Ready Right Rights Speak Themselves Unfortunate VoiceProverbs 31 1. Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance6. The afflicted are to be comforted and defended 10. The praise and properties of a good wife Open your mouth The phrase "Open your mouth" is a call to action, urging the reader to speak out. In the Hebrew text, the word "open" is "פָּתַח" (pathach), which implies not just the physical act of opening one's mouth, but also the readiness and willingness to speak. This is a proactive command, suggesting that silence is not an option when justice is at stake. Historically, this aligns with the role of prophets and leaders in Israel who were often called to speak God's truth to the people, regardless of the personal cost. for those with no voice for the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction Such as are appointed to destruction.--Certain to perish if left unaided. Comp. Job's account of his exertions for victims of high-handed oppression, an ever recurring evil under weak despotic governments (Job 29:12, sqq.). Verses 8, 9. - The third exhortation, admonishing the king to judge righteously. Verse 8. - Open thy mouth for the dumb. The "dumb" is any one who for any reason whatever is unable to plead his own cause; he may be of tender age, or of lowly station, or ignorant, timid, and boorish; and the prince is enjoined to plead for him and defend him (comp. Job 29:15). In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction; literally, the sons of passing away (Isaiah 2:18); i.e. not orphans, children whose parents have vanished from the earth, nor strangers from a foreign country, nor, generally, mortals, subjects of frail human nature (all of which explanations have been given), but persons who are in imminent danger of perishing, certain, if left unaided, to come to ruin (comp. Job 29:12). Septuagint, "Open thy mouth for the Word of God, and judge all men soundly (ὑγιῶς)."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Openפְּתַח־ (pə·ṯaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve your mouth פִּ֥יךָ (pî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to for those with no voice, לְאִלֵּ֑ם (lə·’il·lêm) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 483: Mute (unable to speak) for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the justice דִּ֝֗ין (dîn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1779: Judgement, strife of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the dispossessed. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son Links Proverbs 31:8 NIVProverbs 31:8 NLT Proverbs 31:8 ESV Proverbs 31:8 NASB Proverbs 31:8 KJV Proverbs 31:8 BibleApps.com Proverbs 31:8 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 31:8 Chinese Bible Proverbs 31:8 French Bible Proverbs 31:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 31:8 Open your mouth for the mute (Prov. 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