Amsal 31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Context
This verse from Amsal Chapter 31 connects to 10 cross-references. The Words of King Lemuel taught by his mother: warnings against women and wine that could destroy rulers, and urging defense of the poor and needy. The book concludes with the famous acrostic poem of the excellent wife who manages …
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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.
Referensi Silang
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And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.