Proverbs 31:8

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

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Other Translations for Proverbs 31:8

BSB
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
AKJV
Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
CPDV
Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.
ERV
Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.
NHEB
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
SMT
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving.

Commentary for Proverbs 31:8

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 31:8
Summary
Speak for voiceless vulnerable people
Event
Mother instructs on advocacy
Estimated Time Period
c. 700 BC
Category
Teaching