Isaiah 32:6

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Summary

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.

The vile

And his heart

Empty

Bible References

The vile

There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.

Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

And his heart

Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.

But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.

Empty

Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.

The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given the upright man for silver, and the poor for the price of two shoes;

Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.

And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

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The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.