Isaiah 32:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 A fool will no longer be called noble nor a villain said to be honorable. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The fool (the unbeliever and the ungodly) will no more be called noble, nor the crafty and greedy [for gain] said to be bountiful and princely. American Standard Version (1901) The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful. Common English Bible Then a fool will no longer be called honorable, nor a villain considered respectable. Catholic Public Domain Version He who is foolish will no longer be called leader, nor will the deceitful be called greater. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great. |
in whose eyes the wicked are despised but who honor those who fear the Lord; who stand by their oath even to their hurt;
The villainies of villains are evil; they devise wicked devices to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
My lord, do not take seriously this ill-natured fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him, but I, your servant, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.