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Isaiah 32:6–7

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6For a fool speaks nonsense,

And his heart 1ainclines toward wickedness:

To practice bungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,

To 2ckeep the hungry person unsatisfied

And 3to withhold drink from the thirsty.

7As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;

He adevises wicked schemes

To bdestroy the afflicted with 1slander,

cEven though the needy one speaks 2what is right.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or does
  2. 2Lit make empty the hungry soul
  3. 3Lit he causes to lack
  4. 1Lit words of falsehood
  5. 2Lit justly

Cross references

  1. aProv 19:3; 24:7–9; Is 59:7, 13
  2. bIs 9:17; 10:6
  3. cIs 3:15; 10:2
  4. aJer 5:26–28; Mic 7:3
  5. bIs 11:4; 61:1
  6. cIs 5:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the fool speaks folly,

and his heart is busy with iniquity,

to practice ungodliness,

to utter error concerning the Lord,

to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,

and to deprive the thirsty of drink.

As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil;

he plans wicked schemes

to ruin the poor with lying words,

even when the plea of the needy is right.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For fools speak folly,

their hearts are bent on evil:

They practice ungodliness

and spread error concerning the Lord;

the hungry they leave empty

and from the thirsty they withhold water.

Scoundrels use wicked methods,

they make up evil schemes

to destroy the poor with lies,

even when the plea of the needy is just.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For a fool speaks foolishness

and his mind plots iniquity.

He lives in a godless way

and speaks falsely about the Lord.

He leaves the hungry empty

and deprives the thirsty of drink.

The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive;

he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,

even when the poor person says what is right.

NLTNew Living Translation

For fools speak foolishness

and make evil plans.

They practice ungodliness

and spread false teachings about the Lord.

They deprive the hungry of food

and give no water to the thirsty.

The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil.

They plot crooked schemes.

They lie to convict the poor,

even when the cause of the poor is just.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For a fool speaks folly,

and his mind does iniquity:

to behave wickedly,

and to speak error concerning Yahweh,

to leave the throat of the hungry empty,

and he deprives the thirsty of drink.

And a scoundrel, his weapons are evil;

he plans evil devices

to ruin the poor with words of deception

even when the speech of the needy is right.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

The instruments also of the churl are evil:

He deviseth wicked devices

To destroy the poor with lying words,

Even when the needy speaketh right.