Proverbs 31:8

New International Version

⁸Speak^(A) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.

Proverbs 31:8

King James Version

⁸Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

⁹Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.^(A)

⁹Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹⁷Learn to do right;^(A) seek justice.^(B)
Defend the oppressed.^[a]^(C)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;^(D)
plead the case of the widow.^(E)

¹⁷Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

New International Version (NIV)