Isaiah 32:7
Cheats use evil methods; they devise schemes to ruin the poor with lies, even when right is on the side of the poor.
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8But noble people act unselfishly; they keep to their principles of generosity.
Cross References
1 Kings 21:10But seat two bad men opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
Psalms 64:4They shoot from their hiding places at innocent people—doing this without warning, not afraid of being caught.
Isaiah 1:23Your leaders are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and want to get kickbacks. They don't defend the rights of orphans, and refuse to take cases to help widows.
Isaiah 59:3Your hands are covered in blood and your fingers tainted with guilt, your lips speak lies and your mouth whispers evil things.
Jeremiah 5:26For there are wicked men among my people. They're like bird-trappers, secretly watching and waiting to catch people in their snare.
Micah 2:1How disastrous it will be for those who devise evil plans as they lie awake at night. They get up in the morning to carry them out, because they have the power to do just that.
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 →