Isaiah 32 · Verse 8

Isaiah 32:8

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Isaiah 32:8, King James Version

Isaiah 32:8 in other translations

BSBBut a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
WEBBut the noble devises noble things, and he will continue in noble things.
ASVBut the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.
YLTAnd the noble counselled noble things, And he for noble things riseth up.
DARBYBut the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
BBEBut the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
WebsterBut the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

What does Isaiah 32:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. liberal--rather, "noble-minded." stand--shall be approved under the government of the righteous King.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 32:8 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.

וְנָדִ֖יבve.na.Divand a noble [person]H5081
נְדִיב֣וֹתne.di.Votnoble deedsH5081
יָעָ֑ץya.'Atzhe plansH3289
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
עַל\־'al-onH5921
נְדִיב֥וֹתne.di.Votnoble deedsH5081
יָקֽוּם\׃\ \פya.Kumhe standsH6965

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

Cross references for Isaiah 32:8

  • 2 Samuel 9:1-13

    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? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo–debar. …

  • Acts 11:29-30

    Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

  • Proverbs 11:24-25

    There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the liberal.
2Sa 9:1-13; Job 31:16-21; Ps 112:9; Pr 11:24; Lu 6:33-35; Ac 9:39
Ac 11:29,30; 2Co 8:2; 9:6-11
stand. or, be established.

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Context

  • Isaiah 32:7

    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.

  • Isaiah 32:8

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

  • Isaiah 32:9

    Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.

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Isaiah 32:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas el liberal pensará liberalidades, y por liberalidades subirá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais l’homme noble se propose des choses nobles, et il se maintiendra par des choses nobles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber der Edle entwirft Edles, und auf Edlem besteht er.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Princeps vero ea quæ digna sunt principe cogitabit, et ipse super duces stabit.