Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Also the weapons of the fool are evil; he thinks of wicked ways to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Holman Bible
he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,
even when the poor says what is right.
International Standard Version
Furthermore, the crimes of bad people are evil; and they devise wicked schemes, destroying the poor with lying words, even when needy people plead a just cause.
A Conservative Version
And the instruments of the churl are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
American Standard Version
And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Amplified
As for the rogue, his weapons are evil;
He conceives wicked plans
To ruin the poor with lies,
Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.
Bible in Basic English
The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
Darby Translation
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Julia Smith Translation
And the implements of the deceiver are evil: he will meditate counsels to destroy the humble with words of falsehood, and in the needy's speaking judgments.
King James 2000
The schemes also of the schemer are evil: he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks justly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And a scoundrel, his weapons [are] evil; he plans evil devices to ruin [the] poor with words of deception even when the speech of [the] needy [is] right.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.
NET Bible
A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
New Heart English Bible
The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
The Emphasized Bible
Yea, a knave, his weapons are wicked, - He, base schemes, hath devised To ruin the oppressed with speeches of falsehood Even when the needy pleadeth, for justice.
Webster
The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
World English Bible
The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the miser -- his instruments are evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.
Themes
Evil » Devices » General references to
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Interlinear
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Chabal
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 32:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Kingdom Of Righteousness
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. 7 Also the weapons of the fool are evil; he thinks of wicked ways to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. 8 But the noble thinks noble things; and by noble things he shall stand.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:26-28
For among My people are found wicked ones; they lie in wait, as one who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
1 Kings 21:10-14
And set two men, sons of Belial, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And carry him out and stone him so that he may die.
Psalm 10:7-10
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue are mischief and vanity.
Psalm 64:4-6
so that they may shoot at the blameless one from a lurking place; suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.
Psalm 82:2-5
How long will you judge unjustly and lift up the faces of the wicked? Selah.
Isaiah 1:23
your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
Isaiah 59:3-4
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on Me; because Jehovah has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, Come and let us plot schemes against Jeremiah. For the Law shall not perish from the priest, nor wisdom from the wise, nor the Word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.
Micah 2:11
If a man walks with wind and lies falsely, saying, I will drop words to you for wine and for strong drink, he shall even be a dropper of words for this people.
Micah 7:2-3
The pious has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men. For they all lie in wait for blood; each one hunts his brother with a net.
Matthew 26:4
And they consulted so that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.
Matthew 26:14-16
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests.
Matthew 26:59-60
And the chief priests and the elders and all the sanhedrin sought false witness against Jesus, in order to put Him to death.
Acts 6:11-13
And they induced men to be saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.