Isaiah 32:4-6
International Standard Version
4 The hearts of reckless people will understand sound judgment,
and the tongues of those who stammer will be ready to speak clearly.
5 People will no longer call a fool[a] noble,
nor will a bad person be declared honorable.
6 For fools utter contempt,
and their minds plot[b] wrong things:
practicing ungodliness,
spreading lies about the Lord,
leaving the pangs of hungry people unsatisfied,
and depriving thirsty people of drink.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads No longer will a fool will be called
- Isaiah 32:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads work
Isaiah 32:4-6
New International Version
4 The fearful heart will know and understand,(A)
and the stammering tongue(B) will be fluent and clear.
5 No longer will the fool(C) be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 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.
Isaiah 32:4-6
King James Version
4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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