Isaiah 32:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.”

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Read Isaiah 32:5 in the flow of Isaiah32 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Isaiah32 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A fool is no more called `noble,' And to a miser it is not said, `rich;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 32:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 25:3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  2. 1 Samuel 25:25My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
  3. Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
  4. Proverbs 23:6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
  5. Isaiah 5:20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
  6. Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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