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Proverbs 31:9

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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:7

    Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

  2. Proverbs 31:8

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

  3. Proverbs 31:10

    Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

  4. Proverbs 31:11

    The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.