Proverbs 31:8

The Oracle Of King Lemuel

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and, his wearying toil, let him remember no more. ⁸ Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed. ⁹ Open thy mouth - judge righteously, - and administer justice for the poor and the needy.

Seek Justice

Those Who are Perishing

No

Psalm 82:3-4

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

1 Samuel 19:4-7

So then Jonathan spake of David things that were good, unto Saul his father, - and said unto him - May the king not sin against his servant - against David; for he hath not sinned against, thee, nay, indeed, his doings have been good to theeward exceedingly.

1 Samuel 20:32

And Jonathan responded to Saul his father, - and said unto him - Wherefore must he be put to death, What hath he done?

1 Samuel 22:14-15

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, - But who, among all thy servants, like David, is, faithful, being son-in-law to the king, and, cometh near to have audience with thee, and is, honoured in thy household?

Esther 4:13-16

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, - Do not think in thine own soul, to escape in the house of the king from among all the Jews.

Job 29:9

Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;

Job 29:12-17

Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper;

Psalm 79:11

Let the groaning of the prisoner, come in before thee, - According to the greatness of thine arm, Set free them who are appointed to death.

Proverbs 24:7

Unattainable to a foolish man, are the dictates of wisdom, in the gate, he openeth not his mouth.

Proverbs 24:11-12

Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

Jeremiah 26:16-19

Then said the princes, and all the people, unto the priests and unto the prophets, - There is nothing in this man worthy of death, for in the name of Yahweh our God, hath he spoken unto us.

Jeremiah 26:24

Howbeit the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan, turned out to be with Jeremiah, - so as not to give him up into the hand of the people, to put him to death.

Jeremiah 38:7-10

When Ebed-melech the Ethiopian one of the eunuchs, he being in the house of the king, heard that they had delivered Jeremiah into the dungeon, - the king being seated in the gate of Benjamin,

John 7:51

Surely, our law, doth not judge the man, unless it hear first from him, and get to know what he is doing?