Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 31:8-9, A Voice for the Voiceless
by Marilynn Chadwick
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV
"The Sayings of King Lemuel" is how some Bible translations refer to the famed 31st chapter of Proverbs. Scripture calls the words an "oracle" taught to the king by his mother. She begins by referring to her son as an answer to her prayer.
"Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!" (Proverbs 31:2b NIV). She goes on to teach him important life lessons about the kind of king he should be and…
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