Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving.
New American Standard Bible
For the
King James Version
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Holman Bible
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.
International Standard Version
Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.
A Conservative Version
Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.
American Standard Version
Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.
Amplified
Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;
Bible in Basic English
Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.
Darby Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
King James 2000
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all who are left desolate.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the {needy}.
Modern King James verseion
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be thou an advocate and stand in judgment thyself, to speak for all such as be dumb and sucourless.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
Themes
Courts of justice » The accused » Might have advocates
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Dumbness
Kings » Should » Maintain the cause of the poor and oppressed
Topics
Interlinear
Pathach
Peh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:8
Prayers for Proverbs 31:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Oracle Of King Lemuel
7 He shall drink and forget his poverty, and shall no more remember his toil. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving. 9 Open thy mouth; judge justly, and contend for the poor and needy.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 82:3-4
Judge ye the poor one, and the orphan: do justice to the humble one and the poor one
1 Samuel 19:4-7
And Jonathan will speak good of David to Saul his father, and he will say to him, The king will not sin against his servant against David, for he sinned not against thee, and because of his doing good to thee greatly:
1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan will answer Saul his father and say to him, Wherefore shall he die? What did he?
1 Samuel 22:14-15
And Ahimelech will answer the king and say, And who among all thy servants faithful as David, and son-in-law of the king, and he departed at hearing thee, and honored in thy house?
Esther 4:13-16
And Mordecai will tell to turn back to Esther, Thou wilt not imagine in thy soul to escape in the house of the king more than all the Jews.
Job 29:9
Chiefs held back in words, and they will put the hand to the mouth.
Job 29:12-17
For I shall deliver the poor crying, and the orphan, and none helping to him.
Psalm 79:11
The mourning of the bound shall come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm let the sons of death remain
Proverbs 24:7
High things to the foolish is wisdom: in the gate he will not open his mouth.
Proverbs 24:11-12
If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain;
Jeremiah 26:16-19
And the chiefs will say, and all the people to the priests and to the prophets: Not for this man the judgment of death, for in the name of Jehovah his God he spake to us.
Jeremiah 26:24
But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah not to give him into the hand of the people to kill him.
Jeremiah 38:7-10
And the king's servant, the Cushite, a man, an eunuch, will hear, and he in the house of the king, that they gave Jeremiah to the pit; and the king sitting in the gate of Benjamin.
John 7:51
Our law judges not a man, except it first hear from him, and know what he does.