Isaiah 32:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Isaiah 32:5

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Berean Standard Bible

No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.

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KJV

King James Version

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said [to be] bountiful.

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WEB

World English Bible

The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Isaiah 32

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.

⁵ 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.

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