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Proverbs 31

Prov. 31:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Open
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
thy mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
, judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
righteously
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
, and plead
diyn (Hebrew #1777)
a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct
KJV usage: (come) with a straight course.
Pronounce: deen
Origin: or (Gen. 6:3) duwn {doon}
the causeg of the poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
and needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
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Job 29:15‑16• 15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
 16I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out; (Job 29:15‑16)
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Isa. 1:17• 17learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isa. 1:17)
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Jer. 22:16• 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 22:16)

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Prov. 16:12• 12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness. (Prov. 16:12)
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Prov. 20:8• 8A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. (Prov. 20:8)
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Lev. 19:15• 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Lev. 19:15)
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Deut. 1:16• 16And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him. (Deut. 1:16)
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Deut. 16:18‑20• 18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
 19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
 20Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee. (Deut. 16:18‑20)
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2 Sam. 8:15• 15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people. (2 Sam. 8:15)
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Psa. 58:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam. Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?
 2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. (Psa. 58:1‑2)
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Psa. 72:1‑2• 1For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
 2He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment. (Psa. 72:1‑2)
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Job 29:12,15‑16• 12For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
 15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
 16I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out; (Job 29:12,15‑16)
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Isa. 1:17,23• 17learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
 23thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them. (Isa. 1:17,23)
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Isa. 11:4• 4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (Isa. 11:4)
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Isa. 32:1‑2• 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
 2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. (Isa. 32:1‑2)
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Jer. 5:28• 28They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. (Jer. 5:28)
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Jer. 22:3,15‑16• 3Thus saith Jehovah: Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place.
 15Shalt thou reign, because thou viest with the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? Then it was well with him.
 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 22:3,15‑16)
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Jer. 23:5• 5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. (Jer. 23:5)
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Dan. 4:27• 27Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. (Dan. 4:27)
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Amos 5:11‑12• 11Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.
 12For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the right of the needy in the gate. (Amos 5:11‑12)
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Zech. 7:9• 9Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another, (Zech. 7:9)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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John 7:24• 24Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment. (John 7:24)
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Heb. 1:9• 9Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions. (Heb. 1:9)
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Rev. 19:11• 11And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, called Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness. (Rev. 19:11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.