Proverbs 31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
In Context
7He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:6And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, 'Jehovah liveth — he doth not die.'
1 Samuel 22:14And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, 'And who among all thy servants [is] as David — faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?
Job 29:9Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
Psalms 79:11Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
Proverbs 24:7Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, thus said Jehovah: Decide ye judgment at morning, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth as fire, And hath burned, and none is quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:2-10
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto… Read the whole commentary →