Isaiah 32:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.”
Isaiah 32:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 32:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 32:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.”
Isaiah 32:7 — World English Bible
Isaiah 32:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. ”
Isaiah 32:7 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 32:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the miser--his instruments <FI>are<Fi> evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.”
Isaiah 32:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 32:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. ”
Isaiah 32:7 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 32:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the weapons of the churle are wicked: hee deuiseth wicked counsels, to vndoe the poore with lying words: and to speake against the poore in iudgement.”
Isaiah 32:7 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 32:7 in Context — Isaiah 32
5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
6 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.
7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
What Does Isaiah 32:7 Mean?
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