Isaiah 32:8

But the godly have devised wise measures, and this counsel shall stand.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

In Context

7For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and + 32:7 Gr. disperse the words.ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.

9Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice; + 32:9 Gr. daughters in hope.ye confident daughters, hearken to my words.

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Cross References

Job 31:16But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.

Proverbs 11:24There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less. + 11:24 Gr. diminished.

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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