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Isaiah 32:6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
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They practice ungodliness and spread false teachings about the LORD. They deprive the hungry of food and give no water to the thirsty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness, To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For a wicked fool speaks wicked folly, And his heart does wickedness: To do ungodliness and to speak error against Yahweh, In order to make the hungry person empty; He even causes the thirsty to lack a drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the LORD, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the LORD. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the LORD. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Fools talk foolishness. They always make plans to do sinful things, to lie about the LORD, to let the hungry starve, and to keep water from those who are thirsty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Godless fools speak foolishness, and their minds plan evil in order to do ungodly things. They speak falsely about the LORD. They let people go hungry and withhold water from thirsty people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A fool speaks foolishly and thinks up evil things to do. What he does and what he says are an insult to the LORD, and he never feeds the hungry or gives thirsty people anything to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For fools utter contempt, and their minds plot wrong things: practicing ungodliness, spreading lies about the LORD, leaving the pangs of hungry people unsatisfied, and depriving thirsty people of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the LORD; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the fool will speak folly, and his heart plans iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against the LORD, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For a fool speaks folly, "" And his heart does iniquity, to do profanity, "" And to speak error concerning YHWH, "" To empty the soul of the hungry, "" Indeed, he causes the thirsty to lack [their] drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the foolish will speak folly, and his heart will do vanity to do profaneness and to speak error to Jehovah, to empty the soul of the hungry; and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception. And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully, so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the fool speaks folly, his heart plans evil: Godless actions, perverse speech against the LORD, Letting the hungry go empty and the thirsty without drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For fools speak folly, and their minds plot iniquity: to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy and to utter error, to make empty the soul of the hungry and to deprive the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the mad man speaks madness and his heart devises evil, so that he will commit fraud and he will speak about deception and will deprive a soul that is hungry, and he shall deprive the drink of the thirsty<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the vile person will speak villainy, And his heart will work iniquity, To practise ungodliness, and to utter wickedness against the LORD, To make empty the soul of the hungry, And to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the fool shall speak foolish words, and his heart shall meditate vanities, and to perform lawless deeds and to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls, and he will cause the thirsty souls to be empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/32-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6703" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">A Righteous King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5036.htm" title="5036: nā·ḇāl (Adj-ms) -- Foolish, senseless. From nabel; stupid; wicked.">a fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/5039.htm" title="5039: nə·ḇā·lāh (N-fs) -- Senselessness, disgrace. Feminine of nabal; foolishness, i.e. wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment.">foolishness;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: wə·lib·bōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">his mind</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">plots</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">iniquity.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He practices</a> <a href="/hebrew/2612.htm" title="2612: ḥō·nep̄ (N-ms) -- Profaneness. From chaneph; moral filth, i.e. Wickedness.">ungodliness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ū·lə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/8442.htm" title="8442: tō·w·‘āh (N-fs) -- A wandering, error. Feminine active participle of ta'ah; mistake, i.e. impiety, or injury.">falsely</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">he leaves the hungry</a> <a href="/hebrew/7457.htm" title="7457: rā·‘êḇ (Adj-ms) -- Hungry. From ra'eb; hungry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm" title="7324: lə·hā·rîq (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out. A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. Empty.">empty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6771.htm" title="6771: ṣā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Thirsty. From tsame'; thirsty.">and deprives the thirsty</a> <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm" title="2637: yaḥ·sîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To lack, need, be lacking, decrease. A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4945.htm" title="4945: ū·maš·qeh (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From shaqah; properly, causing to drink, i.e. A butler; by implication, drink; figuratively, a well-watered region.">drink.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm">Proverbs 10:18-19</a></span><br />The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. / When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-37</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-8</a></span><br />In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. / The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-6</a></span><br />“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12</a></span><br />For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12-14</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, / winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. / With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2-5</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3</a></span><br />The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-20</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. / These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Colossians 3:8</a></span><br />But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-2.htm">Proverbs 15:2</a></span><br />The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice 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.</p><p class="hdg">the vile</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-13.htm">1 Samuel 24:13</a></b></br> As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-10.htm">1 Samuel 25:10,11</a></b></br> And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who <i>is</i> David? and who <i>is</i> the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Jeremiah 13:23</a></b></br> Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? <i>then</i> may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.</p><p class="hdg">and his heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Psalm 58:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Hosea 7:6,7</a></b></br> For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1,2</a></b></br> Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand… </p><p class="hdg">empty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5-9</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2-16</a></b></br> <i>Some</i> remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed <i>thereof</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Proverbs 11:24-26</a></b></br> There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; 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The fool's speech is characterized by folly, which in the Hebrew context often implies a rejection of God's order and wisdom. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that true wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).<p><b>his mind plots iniquity.</b><br>The fool's heart, or inner being, is set on devising evil. This reflects the biblical understanding that sin originates in the heart (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). The plotting of iniquity suggests intentional and premeditated sin, contrasting with the righteous who meditate on God's law (<a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>).<p><b>He practices ungodliness</b><br>Ungodliness here refers to actions that are contrary to God's nature and commands. This behavior is not just a passive state but an active practice, indicating a lifestyle of rebellion against God. The New Testament echoes this in <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a>, where ungodliness is linked to the suppression of truth.<p><b>and speaks falsely about the LORD;</b><br>False speech about God can include blasphemy, heresy, or misleading others about His nature and will. This is a serious offense in the biblical context, as it misrepresents the truth of God and can lead others astray (<a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Exodus 20:7</a>). The prophets often condemned false prophets who spoke lies in God's name (<a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a>).<p><b>he leaves the hungry empty</b><br>This phrase highlights the social injustice perpetuated by the fool. In biblical times, caring for the poor and needy was a significant aspect of righteous living (<a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a>). The fool's neglect of the hungry contrasts with God's command to provide for the less fortunate (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a>).<p><b>and deprives the thirsty of drink.</b><br>Similar to leaving the hungry empty, depriving the thirsty of drink underscores a lack of compassion and justice. Water is a basic necessity, and in the arid climate of the ancient Near East, denying it to someone was a grave injustice. This act of deprivation is contrary to the biblical call to love one's neighbor (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>) and reflects a heart hardened against God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future of Israel. He is the author of the Book of Isaiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fool.htm">Fool</a></b><br>In this context, the "fool" represents those who reject wisdom and righteousness, often characterized by their ungodly actions and speech.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the central figure in the prophecies and teachings of Isaiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hungry_and_thirsty.htm">The Hungry and Thirsty</a></b><br>Symbolic of those in need, both physically and spiritually, whom the fool neglects and exploits.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, representing the people of God who are being warned and instructed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_foolishness.htm">The Nature of Foolishness</a></b><br>Foolishness is not merely a lack of intelligence but a moral and spiritual deficiency that leads to ungodliness and deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_speech.htm">The Power of Speech</a></b><br>Our words have the power to build up or destroy. Speaking falsely about the LORD is a grave sin that reflects a heart far from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_to_the_needy.htm">Responsibility to the Needy</a></b><br>True faith is demonstrated through actions, including caring for the physical and spiritual needs of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_iniquity.htm">Guarding Against Iniquity</a></b><br>We must be vigilant in our thoughts and actions, ensuring they align with God's righteousness rather than plotting iniquity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect God's character by speaking truth and acting justly, especially towards the vulnerable.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">The vile person will speak villany.</span>--Another echo, like that of <a href="/context/isaiah/28-23.htm" title="Give you ear, and hear my voice; listen, and hear my speech.">Isaiah 28:23-29</a>, of the teaching of the Book of Proverbs. In that better day men would learn to see men as they are, and not as they pretend to be. "By their fruits ye shall know them" was to be one of the blessings of the reign of the true king (<a href="/matthew/7-20.htm" title="Why by their fruits you shall know them.">Matthew 7:20</a>).<p><span class= "bld">To utter error against the Lord.</span>--The "error" is either that of "heresy," or of hollow profession, or of open scoffing. In either case it finds its practical outcome, like the hypocrisy of the Pharisees (<a href="/matthew/23-14.htm" title="Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater damnation.">Matthew 23:14</a>), in violence and wrong towards the poor and weak.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the vile person will speak villany</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">for the fool speaketh folly</span>, <span class="accented">and his heart doeth wickedness</span>, <span class="accented">practising profanity and uttering error against Jehocab</span>, <span class="accented">making empty the soul of the hungry - yea</span>, <span class="accented">the drink of the thirsty will he cause to fail</span>. The prophet seems to have the portrait of Nabal in his mind, and to take him as the type of a class. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/32-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fool</span><br /><span class="heb">נָבָל֙</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5036.htm">Strong's 5036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foolish, senseless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaks</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foolishness;</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבָלָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5039.htm">Strong's 5039: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foolishness, wickedness, a crime, punishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his mind</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִבּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plots</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲשֶׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·śeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">iniquity.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He practices</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ungodliness</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֗נֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·nep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2612.htm">Strong's 2612: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moral filth, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and speaks</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falsely</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8442.htm">Strong's 8442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mistake, impiety, injury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he leaves the hungry</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">empty</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָרִיק֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·rîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7324.htm">Strong's 7324: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and deprives the thirsty</span><br /><span class="heb">צָמֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6771.htm">Strong's 6771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirsty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְסִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2637.htm">Strong's 2637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lack, need, be lacking, decrease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drink.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maš·qeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4945.htm">Strong's 4945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Causing to drink, a butler, drink, a well-watered region</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 32:6 For the fool will speak folly (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 32:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 32:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>