Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 32:6
6For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
Isaiah 32:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
- New International Version (NIV)For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the Lord; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the Lord, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the Lord, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Context of Isaiah 32:6
4The reckless mind will gain knowledge, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. 5A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important. For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. 7The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor person says what is right. 8But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.
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כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבּ֖וֹ יַעֲשֶׂה־אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת חֹ֗נֶף וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־יְהוָה֙ תּוֹעָ֔ה לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For the vile personנָבָלnâbâl · foolishH5036
- will speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- villanyנְבָלָהnebâlâh · follyH5039
- and his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- will workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
- hypocrisyחֹ֫נֶףchôneph · profanenessH2612
- errorתּוֹעָהtô‛âh · errorH8442
- against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- to make emptyרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
- the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
- of the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
- and he will cause the drinkמַשְׁקֶהmashqeh · irrigationH4945
- of the thirstyצָמֵאtsâmê' · thirstyH6771
- to failחָסֵרchâsêr · to lackH2637
Cross-references for Isaiah 32:6
- 1 Samuel 24:13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.
- 1 Samuel 25:10Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is Jesse’s son? Many slaves these days are running away from their masters.
- Jeremiah 13:23Can the Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? If so, you might be able to do what is good, you who are instructed in evil.
- Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
- Matthew 15:19For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander.
- James 3:5So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
- Psalms 58:1Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly?
- Hosea 7:6For they — their hearts like an oven — draw him into their oven. Their anger smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who dream up wickedness and prepare evil plans on their beds! At morning light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- Acts 5:3“Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land?
- Acts 8:21You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
- James 1:14But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.
- Job 22:5Isn’t your wickedness abundant and aren’t your iniquities endless?
- Job 24:2The wicked displace boundary markers. They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
- Proverbs 11:24One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Amos 2:6The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four, because they sell a righteous person for silver and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
Commentaries on Isaiah 32:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The vile person will speak villany "The fool will still utter folly" - A sort of proverbial saying, which Euripides (Bacchae, 369) has expressed in the very same manner and words: · "The fool speaks folly. "Of this kind of simple and unadorned proverb or parable, see De S. Poes, Hebr. Praelect. xxiv. Against the Lord "Against Jehovah" - For אל El, two MSS. read אל al, more properly; but both are of nearly the same meaning.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For the vile person - Hebrew, The fool.‘ This word more properly expresses the idea than vile person.‘ The Hebrews Used the name fool to denote not only one destitute of understanding, but a knave, a dishonest man - regarding sin as the highest folly (see 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Samuel 3:33; Job 2:10). Will speak villainy - Hebrew, Will speak folly.‘ That is, he will act in accordance with his nature; it is his nature to speak folly, and he will do it. Under a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Fools ignore God's standards of justice and righteousness. They do not care about people who are hungry or thirsty (see Isaiah 1:17; 58:7, 10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. vile ... villainy--rather, "the (irreligious) fool ... (his) folly." will speak--rather, "present"; for (so far is the "fool" from deserving the epithet "noble-minded") the fool "speaketh" folly and "worketh," &c. hypocrisy--rather, "profligacy" [Horsley]. error--impiety, perverse arguments. hungry--spiritually (Mt 5:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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