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Isaiah 32:7

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְכֵלַ֖יve.khe.Laiand a scoundrelH3596 →
כֵּלָ֣יוke.Lavweapons hisH3627 →
רָעִ֑יםra.'Im[are] evilH7451 →
ה֚וּאhu'heH1931 →
זִמּ֣וֹתzi.Motevil purposesH2154 →
יָעָ֔ץya.'Atzhe plansH3289 →
לְחַבֵּ֤לle.cha.Belto ruinH2254 →
עֲנִיִּים֙a.na.vimafflicted [people]H6041 →
בְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-with words ofH561 →
שֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
וּבְדַבֵּ֥רu.ve.da.Berand when speaksH1696 →
אֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.Yon[the] needyH34 →
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatjusticeH4941 →

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Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.Jeremiah 5:26–28For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.Psalms 64:4–6ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.Acts 6:11–13Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”Matthew 26:14–16Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priestsMatthew 26:59–60Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”Isaiah 59:3–4For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.Psalms 10:7–10His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.Psalms 82:2–5“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? SelahMicah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.1 Kings 21:10–14But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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