Isaiah 32:3-8
New American Standard Bible
3 Then (A)the eyes of those who see will not be [a]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The [b]mind of the (B)rash will discern the [c]truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
5 No longer will the (C)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
6 For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart [d](D)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice (E)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To [e](F)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And [f]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (G)devises wicked schemes
To (H)destroy the poor with [g]slander,
(I)Even though the needy one speaks [h]what is right.
8 But (J)the noble person devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:3 Or turned away
- Isaiah 32:4 Lit heart
- Isaiah 32:4 Lit knowledge
- Isaiah 32:6 Or does
- Isaiah 32:6 Lit make empty the hungry soul
- Isaiah 32:6 Lit he deprives the thirsty
- Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
- Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly
Isaiah 32:3-8
Common English Bible
3 Then the eyes of those who can see will no longer be blind,
the ears of those who can hear will listen,
4 the minds of the rash will know and comprehend,
and the tongues of those who stammer will speak fluently and plainly.
5 Then a fool will no longer be called honorable,
nor a villain considered respectable.
6 Fools speak folly;
their minds devise wickedness,
acting irreverently,
speaking falsely of the Lord,
leaving the hungry empty,
and depriving the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the villain, his villainies are evil.
He plans schemes to destroy the poor with lying words,
even when the needy speak justly.
8 But an honorable person plans honorable things
and stands up for what is honorable.
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