And the heart of the foolish shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stutters shall be ready to speak distinctly.

A [a]niggard shall no more be called liberal, nor the churl rich.

But the niggard will speak of niggardness, and his heart will work iniquity, and do wickedly, and speak falsely against the Lord, to make empty the hungry soul, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:5 Vice shall no more be called virtue, nor virtue esteemed by power and riches.

The fearful heart will know and understand,(A)
    and the stammering tongue(B) will be fluent and clear.
No longer will the fool(C) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
For fools speak folly,(D)
    their hearts are bent on evil:(E)
They practice ungodliness(F)
    and spread error(G) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(H)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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