Proverbs 31:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

New Living Translation
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.

English Standard Version
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Berean Study Bible
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

New American Standard Bible
Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate.

NASB 1995
Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all the unfortunate.

NASB 1977
Open your mouth for the dumb, For the rights of all the unfortunate.

Amplified Bible
Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;

Christian Standard Bible
Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed.

Contemporary English Version
But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope.

Good News Translation
"Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed.

International Standard Version
Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.

NET Bible
Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

New King James Version
Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die.

King James 2000 Bible
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all who are left desolate.

New Heart English Bible
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

World English Bible
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

American King James Version
Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

American Standard Version
Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

A Faithful Version
Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all who are appointed to destruction.

Darby Bible Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.

English Revised Version
Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.

Webster's Bible Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Open thy mouth for the domme in the cause of all the children of destruction.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Be thou an aduocate for the dumbe, to speake in the cause of all such as be succourlesse in this transitorie worlde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Be thou an aduocate & stonde in iudgment thyself, to speake for all soch as be dome & sucourles.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Open your mouth for the mute, "" For the right of all sons of change.

Young's Literal Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

Smith's Literal Translation
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Open your mouth with the word of truth and judge all the sons of evil.

Lamsa Bible
Open your mouth with words of truth, and judge all the sons of the wicked.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
















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