Isaiah 32:5

The foolish man will no longer be named noble, and they will not say of the false man that he is a man of honour.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4The man of sudden impulses will become wise in heart, and he whose tongue is slow will get the power of talking clearly.

6For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:25Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.

Proverbs 23:6Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

Malachi 3:18Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 32:2-9

The Reign of Justice. ( b. c. 726.) 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5 The vile… Read the whole commentary →

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