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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 31) Proverbs 31:8 KJV
"Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction."
Proverbs 31:8 in Context (Verses 5–11 KJV)
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Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.**
6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.*
7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
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Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.*
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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
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The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.