Proverbs 31:8 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 31:8, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of King Lemuel's mother, who counsels her royal son on how a king should rule. In verse 8 she tells him to "open your mouth" for those with no voice, meaning to speak publicly and boldly in the place of judgment.

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