Isaiah 32:8

And the noble counselled noble things, And he for noble things riseth up.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7And the miser — his instruments [are] evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.

9Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, Daughters, confident ones, give ear [to] my saying,

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Cross References

Job 31:16If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

Proverbs 11:24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

Acts 9:39And Peter having risen, went with them, whom having come, they brought into the upper chamber, and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing coats and garments, as many as Dorcas was making while she was with them.

2 Corinthians 8:2because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;

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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