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Proverbs 31

Prov. 31:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
thy mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
, judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
righteously
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
, and plead
diyn (Hebrew #1777)
a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct
KJV usage: (come) with a straight course.
Pronounce: deen
Origin: or (Gen. 6:3) duwn {doon}
the causeg of the poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
and needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
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Job 29:15‑16• 15I was eyes to the blind,{HR}And feet [was] I to the lame,
 16A father to the needy,{HR}And the cause I knew not I searched. (Job 29:15‑16)
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Isa. 1:17• 17Cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isa. 1:17)
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Jer. 22:16• 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 22:16)

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Prov. 16:12• 12[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;{HR}For the throne is established by righteousness. (Prov. 16:12)
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Prov. 20:8• 8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment{HR}Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. (Prov. 20:8)
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Lev. 19:15• 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shall not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the mighty; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Lev. 19:15)
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Deut. 1:16• 16{i}And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him.{/i} (Deut. 1:16)
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Deut. 16:18‑20• 18{i}Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.{/i}
 19{i}Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.{/i}
 20{i}Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.{/i} (Deut. 16:18‑20)
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2 Sam. 8:15• 15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. (2 Sam. 8:15)
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Psa. 58:1‑2• 1To the chief musician, Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam .{HR}Silence indeed! do ye speak righteousness?{HR}Do ye judge equitably, sons of men?
 2Yea, in heart ye work iniquities;{HR}In the earth ye weigh the violence of your hands. (Psa. 58:1‑2)
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Psa. 72:1‑2• 1Of Solomon.{HR}Give the king thy judgments, O God,{HR}And thy righteousness, unto the king's son.
 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness{HR}And thine afflicted with judgment. (Psa. 72:1‑2)
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Job 29:12,15‑16• 12For I delivered the poor that cried,{HR}And the fatherless that had no helper.
 15I was eyes to the blind,{HR}And feet [was] I to the lame,
 16A father to the needy,{HR}And the cause I knew not I searched. (Job 29:12,15‑16)
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Isa. 1:17,23• 17Cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
 23Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isa. 1:17,23)
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Isa. 11:4• 4but with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked [one]. (Isa. 11:4)
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Isa. 32:1‑2• 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
 2And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. (Isa. 32:1‑2)
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Jer. 5:28• 28{i}They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.{/i} (Jer. 5:28)
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Jer. 22:3,15‑16• 3Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
 15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 22:3,15‑16)
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Jer. 23:5• 5Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. (Jer. 23:5)
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Dan. 4:27• 27{i}Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity{/i}. (Dan. 4:27)
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Amos 5:11‑12• 11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
 12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. (Amos 5:11‑12)
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Zech. 7:9• 9{i}Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying,{/i} Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother, (Zech. 7:9)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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John 7:24• 24Judge not according to sight, but judge the righteous judgment. (John 7:24)
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Heb. 1:9• 9Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:9)
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Rev. 19:11• 11And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (Rev. 19:11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.

W. Kelly Translation

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Open thy mouth, judge righteously,{HR}And minister justice to the afflicted and needy.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)