Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

The fool shall no more be called noble, nor the miser said to be bountiful.

New American Standard Bible

No longer will the fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A fool will no longer be called a noble,
nor a scoundrel said to be important.

International Standard Version

People will no longer call a fool noble, nor will a bad person be declared honorable.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble,
Nor the rogue said to be generous.

Bible in Basic English

The foolish man will no longer be named noble, and they will not say of the false man that he is a man of honour.

Darby Translation

The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful:

Julia Smith Translation

Liberal shall no more be called to the foolish, and noble shall not be said to the deceiver.

King James 2000

The foolish person shall be no more called noble, nor the miser said to be bountiful.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A fool will no longer be called noble, and a scoundrel will not be said [to be] eminent.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then shall the niggard be no more called gentle, nor the churl liberal.

NET Bible

A fool will no longer be called honorable; a deceiver will no longer be called principled.

New Heart English Bible

And they will no longer call a fool noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

The Emphasized Bible

A base man, shall no longer be called, noble, - Nor, knave, be named, liberal;

Webster

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

World English Bible

The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The vile person
נבל 
Nabal 
Usage: 18

shall be no more called
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

נדיב 
Nadiyb 
Usage: 28

nor the churl
כּלי כּילי 
Kiylay 
Usage: 2

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

The Kingdom Of Righteousness

4 And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of those who stutter shall be ready to speak plainly. 5 The fool shall no more be called noble, nor the miser said to be bountiful. 6 For the fool will speak folly, and his heart work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy and to speak error against Jehovah, to make the soul of the hungry empty, and he will take away the drink of the thirsty.


Cross References

Isaiah 5:20

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!

1 Samuel 25:3-8

And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful form. But the man was cruel and evil in his dealings. And he was of Caleb.

1 Samuel 25:25

Please do not let my lord regard this man of worthlessness, Nabal. For as his name is, so he is. Nabal is his name, and foolishness is with him. And I, your handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

Psalm 15:4

in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it;

Proverbs 23:6-8

Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his dainty foods;

Malachi 3:18

Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God, and him who does not serve Him.

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