Isaiah 32:8
New International Version
But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand.

New Living Translation
But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.

English Standard Version
But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands.

Berean Standard Bible
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

King James Bible
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

New King James Version
But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.

New American Standard Bible
But the noble person devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

NASB 1995
But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

NASB 1977
But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the noble man counsels noble plans; And by noble plans he rises up.

Amplified Bible
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.

Christian Standard Bible
But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.

American Standard Version
But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a great one thinks on greatness, and on greatness he shall rise

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But the godly have devised wise measures, and this counsel shall stand.

Contemporary English Version
But helpful people can always be trusted to make helpful plans.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shah stand above the rulers.

English Revised Version
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and in liberal things shall he continue.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But honorable people act honorably and stand firm for what is honorable.

Good News Translation
But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.

International Standard Version
But those who are decent plan noble things, and by noble deeds they stand."

JPS Tanakh 1917
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; And by liberal things shall he stand.

Literal Standard Version
And the noble counseled noble things, | And he rises up for noble things.

Majority Standard Bible
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

New American Bible
But the noble plan noble deeds, and in noble deeds they persist.

NET Bible
An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.

New Revised Standard Version
But those who are noble plan noble things, and by noble things they stand.

New Heart English Bible
But the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.

Webster's Bible Translation
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

World English Bible
But the noble devises noble things, and he will continue in noble things.

Young's Literal Translation
And the noble counselled noble things, And he for noble things riseth up.

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Context
A Righteous King
7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. 8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

Cross References
2 Samuel 14:14
For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.

Proverbs 11:25
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.


Treasury of Scripture

But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

the liberal

2 Samuel 9:1
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

Job 31:16-21
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; …

Psalm 112:9
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

stand.

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(8) The liberal deviseth liberal things . . .--Better, as before, noble.

Verse 8. - By liberal things shall he stand; or, to liberal things. The Hebrew will bear either sense. SECTION IX. FURTHER DENUNCIATIONS OF ISRAEL, JOINED WITH PROMISES (Isaiah 32:9-20).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But a noble man
וְנָדִ֖יב (wə·nā·ḏîḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5081: Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee

makes
יָעָ֑ץ (yā·‘āṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

honorable plans;
נְדִיב֣וֹת (nə·ḏî·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5081: Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee

he
וְה֖וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

stands up
יָקֽוּם׃ (yā·qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

worthy causes.
נְדִיב֥וֹת (nə·ḏî·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5081: Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee


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