Isaiah 32 · Verse 4

Isaiah 32:4

The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
Isaiah 32:4, King James Version

Isaiah 32:4 in other translations

BSBThe mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
WEBThe heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
ASVAnd the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
YLTAnd the heart of those hastened Understandeth to know, And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to speak clearly.
DARBYand the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
BBEThe man of sudden impulses will become wise in heart, and he whose tongue is slow will get the power of talking clearly.
WebsterThe heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

What does Isaiah 32:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. rash--rather, "the hasty"; contrast "shall not make haste" (Is 28:16); the reckless who will not take time to weigh religious truth aright. Or else, the well-instructed [Horsley]. stammers--those who speak confusedly on divine things (compare Ex 4:10-12; Jr 1:6; Mt 10:19, 20). Or, rather, those drunken scorners who in stammering style imitated Isaiah's warnings to mock them [Maurer] (Is 28:7-11, 13, 14, 22; 29:20); in this view, translate, "speak uprightly" (agreeably to the divine law); not as English Version, referring to the distinctness of articulation, "plainly."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 32:1-8

Times of peace and happiness. (Is. 32:1-8) An interval of trouble, yet comfort and blessings in the end. (Is. 32:9-20) Verses 1-8 Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently here intended. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are as rivers of water in this dry land; and as the overhanging rock affords refreshing shade and shelter to the weary traveller in the desert, so his power, truth…

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Isaiah 32:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּלְבַ֥בu.le.Vavand [the] heart ofH3824
נִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.Rimhasty [people]H4116
יָבִ֣יןya.Vinit will understandH995
לָדָ֑עַתla.Da.'at<to> knowledgeH1847
וּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.Shonand [the] tongue ofH3956
עִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimstammerersH5926
תְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.Herit will hastenH4116
לְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.Berto speakH1696
צָחֽוֹת\׃tza.ChotclearlyH6703

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 32:4

  • Isaiah 29:24

    They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

  • Luke 21:14-15

    Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  • Matthew 16:17

    And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

  • Nehemiah 8:8-12

    So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. …

  • Matthew 11:25

    At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

  • Exodus 4:11

    And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?

  • Acts 6:7

    And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

  • Acts 2:4-12

    And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? …

  • Song of Solomon 7:9

    And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

  • Acts 4:13

    Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

  • Acts 26:9-11

    I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

  • Galatians 1:23

    But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
heart.
29:24; Ne 8:8-12; Mt 11:25; 16:17; Ac 6:7; 26:9-11; Ga 1:23
rash. Heb. hasty. the tongue.
Ex 4:11; So 7:9; Lu 21:14,15; Ac 2:4-12; 4:13
plainly. or, elegantly.

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Context

  • Isaiah 32:3

    And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

  • Isaiah 32:4

    The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

  • Isaiah 32:5

    The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

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Isaiah 32:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el corazón de los necios entenderá para saber, y la lengua de los tartamudos será desenvuelta para hablar claramente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le cœur de ceux qui vont étourdiment sera intelligent dans la connaissance, et la langue de ceux qui bégaient parlera promptement et clairement.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und das Herz der Unbesonnenen wird Erkenntnis erlangen, und die Zunge der Stammelnden wird fertig und deutlich reden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cor stultorum intelliget scientiam, et lingua balborum velociter loquetur et plane.