THEOSISProverbs 31:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.
פְּתַח־פִּ֥יךָ שְׁפָט־צֶ֑דֶק וְ֝דִ֗ין עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Isa 1:17Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow.
- Amos 5:11Therefore because you robbed the poor, and took the choice prey from him: you shall build houses with square stone, and shall not dwell in them: you shall plant most delightful vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them.
- Amos 5:12Because I know your manifold crimes, and your grievous sins: enemies of the just, taking bribes, and oppressing the poor in the gate.
- Lev 19:15Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor: nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice.
- Deut 1:16And I commanded them, saying: Hear them, and judge that which is just: whether he be one of your country, or a stranger.
- Job 29:15I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.
- Job 29:16I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
- Jer 22:3Thus saith the Lord: Execute judgment and justice, and deliver him that is oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor: and afflict not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, nor oppress them unjustly: and shed not innocent blood in this place.