Isaiah 32:8

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and he ever persisteth by liberal things.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7The instruments also of the avaricious man are evil: he deviseth wicked resolves to destroy the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speaketh what is right.

9Ye careless women rise up, hear my voice; ye daughters that are secure, give ear unto my speech.

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Cross References

Job 31:16If ever I denied the wish of the indigent, or ever allowed the eyes of the widow to fall [in vain hopes];

Proverbs 11:24There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.

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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