New English Translation
Isaiah 32:8
8An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
Isaiah 32:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
- New International Version (NIV)But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.
Context of Isaiah 32:8
6For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the Lord; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. 7A deceiver’s methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right. An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security. 9You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say! 10In a year’s time you carefree ones will shake with fear, for the grape harvest will fail, and the fruit harvest will not arrive.
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וְנָדִ֖יב נְדִיב֣וֹת יָעָ֑ץ וְה֖וּא עַל־נְדִיב֥וֹת יָקֽוּם׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 32:8
- 2 Samuel 9:1Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”
- Job 31:16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Psalms 112:9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
- Proverbs 11:24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
- Luke 6:33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
- Acts 9:39So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
- Acts 11:29So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
Commentaries on Isaiah 32:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Liberal things "Generous purposes" - "Of the four sorts of persons mentioned Isaiah 32:5, three are described, Isaiah 32:6, Isaiah 32:7, and Isaiah 32:8, but not the fourth." - Secker. Perhaps for והוא vehu, and he, we ought to read ושוע veshoa, the bountiful.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But the liberal - This seems also to have the force of a proverbial expression. The word liberal‘ means generous, noble, large-hearted, benevolent; a man of large views and of public spirit; a man above covetousness, avarice, and self-seeking; a man who is willing to devote himself to the welfare of his country, and to the interests of his fellow-men. It is implied here that such persons would be selected to administer the affairs of the government I…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. liberal--rather, "noble-minded." stand--shall be approved under the government of the righteous King.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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