Proverbs 31:8

Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.

Psalm 82:3-4

"Defend the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the afflicted and the poor.

1 Samuel 19:4-7

Jonathan spoke to his father Saul favorably about David. "The king shouldn't wrong his servant David because he has not wronged you and because what he has done has been very beneficial for you.

1 Samuel 20:32

Jonathan asked his father Saul, "Why should he be killed? What did he do?"

1 Samuel 22:14-15

Ahimelech answered the king, "Who among all your officials is as faithful as David? He is the king's son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard, and he's honored in your household.

Esther 4:13-16

Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Don't suppose that because you are in the palace, you will escape any more than the other Jewish people.

Job 29:9

Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.

Job 29:12-17

because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.

Psalm 79:11

Let the cries of the prisoners reach you. With the strength of your power, release those condemned to death.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

Proverbs 24:11-12

Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.

Jeremiah 26:16-19

The officials and all the people told the priests and the prophets, "No death sentence for this man because he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."

Jeremiah 26:24

Yet because Shaphan's son Ahikam supported Jeremiah, he was not handed over to the people for them to kill.

Jeremiah 38:7-10

Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king's house, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. The king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,

John 7:51

"Surely our Law does not condemn a person without first hearing from him and finding out what he is doing, does it?"

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

General references

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Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.
1 Samuel 19:4
Jonathan spoke to his father Saul favorably about David. "The king shouldn't wrong his servant David because he has not wronged you and because what he has done has been very beneficial for you.
1 Samuel 20:32
Jonathan asked his father Saul, "Why should he be killed? What did he do?"
1 Samuel 22:14
Ahimelech answered the king, "Who among all your officials is as faithful as David? He is the king's son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard, and he's honored in your household.
Esther 4:13
Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Don't suppose that because you are in the palace, you will escape any more than the other Jewish people.
Job 29:9
Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.
Psalm 82:3
"Defend the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the afflicted and the poor.
Jeremiah 26:16
The officials and all the people told the priests and the prophets, "No death sentence for this man because he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."
Jeremiah 38:7
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king's house, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. The king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,
John 7:51
"Surely our Law does not condemn a person without first hearing from him and finding out what he is doing, does it?"

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1
"When there is a conflict between individuals, let them come to court to judge the case, decide who is innocent, and condemn the guilty person.
Matthew 5:2
and he began to teach them:

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