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The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment,[a]
and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.
A fool will no longer be called honorable;
a deceiver will no longer be called principled.
For a fool speaks disgraceful things;[b]
his mind plans out sinful deeds.[c]
He commits godless deeds[d]
and says misleading things about the Lord;
he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite[e]
and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:4 tn Heb “the heart of rashness will understand knowledge”; cf. NAB “The flighty will become wise and capable.”
  2. Isaiah 32:6 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
  3. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
  4. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
  5. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
  6. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”