King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Speak up for those who can't speak for themselves, for the rights of all who need an advocate.
Berean Standard Bible:
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
American Standard Version:
Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Open{H6605} thy mouth{H6310} for the dumb{H483} in the cause{H1779} of all such as are appointed{H1121} to destruction{H2475}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 82:3
- Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalms 82:4
- Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.
Proverbs 24:11
- ¶ If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;
Proverbs 24:12
- If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
Jeremiah 26:24
- Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
Esther 4:13
- Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
Esther 4:16
- Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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Commentary for Proverbs 31:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6605
There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פָּתַח
Transliteration: pâthach
Pronunciation: paw-thakh'
Description: a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve; appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent. - Strong's Number: H6310
There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פֶּה
Transliteration: peh
Pronunciation: peh
Description: from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word. - Strong's Number: H483
There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִלֵּם
Transliteration: ʼillêm
Pronunciation: il-lame'
Description: from אָלַם; speechless; dumb (man). - Strong's Number: H1779
There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דִּין
Transliteration: dîyn
Pronunciation: deen
Description: or (Job 19:29) דּוּן; from דִּין; judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife; cause, judgement, plea, strife. - Strong's Number: H1121
There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בֵּן
Transliteration: bên
Pronunciation: bane
Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. - Strong's Number: H2475
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֲלוֹף
Transliteration: chălôwph
Pronunciation: khal-ofe'
Description: from חָלַף; properly, surviving; by implication (collectively) orphans; [idiom] destruction.