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And the minds[a] of the rash will understand knowledge,[b]
    and the tongues[c] of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
A fool will no longer be called noble,
    and a scoundrel will not be said to be eminent.
For a fool speaks folly,
    and his mind[d] does iniquity:
to behave wickedly,[e]
    and to speak error concerning Yahweh,
to leave the throat of the hungry empty,
    and he deprives the thirsty of drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:4 Literally “heart”
  2. Isaiah 32:4 Literally “to know”
  3. Isaiah 32:4 Hebrew “tongue”
  4. Isaiah 32:6 Literally “heart”
  5. Isaiah 32:6 Literally “do ungodliness”

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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