Isaiah 32:5
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
7 The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
- KJV
- The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
- WEB
- The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
- ASV
- The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
- DARBY
- The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful:
- BLB
- A foolish one will no longer be called noble, and a scoundrel will not be said to be honorable;
- ÅB
- Dåren skal ikke mere kalles edel, og den svikefulle skal ikke kalles høymodig.
- OTB
- Dåren skal ikke lenger kalles edel, og skurken skal ikke betraktes som generøs.
- B1930
- Dåren skal ikke mere kalles edel, og den svikefulle skal ikke kalles høimodig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Read in contextPsalms 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Read in contextMalachi 3:18
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Read in contextProverbs 23:6–8
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
Read in context1 Samuel 25:3–8
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:25
My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
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