Isaiah 32:4

32:3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. rash: Heb. hasty plainly: or, elegantly

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The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

What does Isaiah 32:4 mean?

Isaiah 32:4 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לֵבָב (lêbâb), מָהַר (mâhar), בִּין (bîyn). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

The

heartלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

also

the

rashמָהַרmâhar/maw-har'/H4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly

shall

understandבִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

knowledge,דַּעַתdaʻath/dah'-ath/H1847knowledge

and

the

tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôwn/law-shone'/H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

the

stammerersעִלֵּגʻillêg/il-layg'/H5926stuttering

shall

readyמָהַרmâhar/maw-har'/H4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly

speakדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

plainly.צַחtsach/tsakh/H6703dazzling, i.e. sunny, bright, (figuratively) evident

rash:

Heb.

hasty

plainly:

or,

elegantly

Commentary on Isaiah 32:4

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 32:4

18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. Observe here, Malice is folly and wickedness. 1. It is so when it is concealed by flattery and dissimulation: He is a fool, though he may think himself a politician, that hides hatred with lying lips, lest, if it break out, he should be ashamed before men and should lose the opportunity of gratifying his malice. Lying lips are bad enough of themselves, but have a peculiar malignity in them when they are made a cloak of maliciousness. But he is a fool who thinks to hide any thing from God. 2. It is no better when it is vented in spiteful and mischievous language: He that utters slander is a fool too, for God will sooner or later bring forth that righteousness as the light which he endeavours to cloud, and will find an expedient to roll the reproach away. 19 In the multitude of words the

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination

Isaiah 15:4

And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

Isaiah 16:13

This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.

Isaiah 23:7

Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. afar: Heb. from afar off

Isaiah 25:11

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

Isaiah 25:12

And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 12:35

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

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Job 6:30

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? my taste: Heb. my palate

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What does Isaiah 32:4 say?

Isaiah 32:4 (King James Version) reads: "The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. rash: Heb. hasty plainly: or, elegantly"

Is Isaiah 32:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 32:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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