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Proverbs 31:8-10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Proverbs 31:8-10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Open your mouth for the dumb,
for the rights of all who are left desolate.[a]
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
maintain the rights of the poor and needy.
Ode to a Capable Wife
10 A good wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:8 Heb are sons of passing away
Proverbs 31:8-10
New International Version
Proverbs 31:8-10
New International Version
8 Speak(A) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.(B)
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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