The Meaning of Proverbs 31:8 Explained

Proverbs 31:8

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

YLT: Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

Darby: Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.

ASV: Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 31:8?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 31:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 31:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 31:8?

What is the context of Proverbs 31:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 31:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 31:1-9 - The Worthy Woman

In these words of King Lemuel, we notice a mother's influence in the education of her son. A woman is never more nobly occupied than in warning her son against the seductions of pleasure and in giving him a high sense of that which is right. The sins of the flesh have been the peculiar snare of royal personages, preventing them from pleading the cause of the desolate and ministering judgment to the poor and needy. What a contrast to the glory of the sovereignty of Jesus! When Savonarola preached with his burning eloquence in Florence, the people cried, "Jesus is our King, only Jesus!" That is what we all need. He is the King of whom His subjects need never be ashamed.

We cannot interpret Proverbs 31:6 and Proverbs 31:7 as a divine injunction, but rather as an admission that alcohol imparts a temporary stimulus to the despairing and the dying. We must remember Proverbs 20:1. Still speaking of the king, Lemuel shows how best his influence can be employed, Proverbs 31:8 and Proverbs 31:9. But the same obligation and privilege rests on us all. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 31

¹ Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance
⁶ The afflicted are to be comforted and defended
¹⁰ The praise and properties of a good wife

What do the individual words in Proverbs 31:8 mean?

Open your mouth for the mute in the cause of all such as [who are appointed] to die

פְּתַח־ פִּ֥יךָ לְאִלֵּ֑ם אֶל־ דִּ֝֗ין כָּל־ בְּנֵ֥י חֲלֽוֹף

פְּתַח־	Open
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: פָּתַח Sense: to open.
פִּ֥יךָ	your mouth
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
לְאִלֵּ֑ם	for the mute
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular Root: אִלֵּם Sense: mute, silent, dumb, unable to speak.
דִּ֝֗ין	the cause
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: דִּין Sense: judgment.
כָּל־	of all
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
בְּנֵ֥י	such as
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֲלֽוֹף	[who are appointed] to die
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֲלֹוף Sense: destruction, passing away, vanishing, appointed to destruction.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 31:8?

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