On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
Isaiah 32:5 - English Standard Version 2016 The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes 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 distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
Let not my lord regard this worthless 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.