Proverbs 31:6-9

6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 14:18
  • 2. S Esther 1:10
  • 3. S 1 Samuel 19:4; Job 29:12-17
  • 4. Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:16; S Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 29:7; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 22:16
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