Isaiah 32:3-8

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ Then ^(A)the eyes of those who see will not be ^[a]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
⁴ The ^[b]mind of the ^(B)hasty will discern the ^[c]truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
⁵ No longer will the ^(C)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
⁶ For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart ^[d](D)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice ^(E)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To ^[e](F)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And ^[f]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
⁷ As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He ^(G)devises wicked schemes
To ^(H)destroy the afflicted with ^[g]slander,
^(I)Even though the needy one speaks ^[h]what is right.
⁸ But ^(J)the noble man devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.