Isaiah 32:8
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
BSB
ASV
But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.
KJV
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Third, the prudence of Ezechias in his reign: the prince, for Ezechias commanded that no one should respond to Sennacherib, above: I will restore your princes as they were before (Isa 1:26).
Liberal things “Generous purposes” - “Of the four sorts of persons mentioned Isa 32:5, three are described, Isa 32:6, Isa 32:7, and Isa 32:8, but not the fourth.” - Secker. Perhaps for והוא vehu, and he, we ought to read ושוע veshoa, the bountiful.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”