Isaiah 32:4

In 11 translations

BSB

The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

KJV

The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.rash: Heb. hastyplainly: or, elegantly

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And the heart of those hurried understands to know, || And the tongue of stammerers hurries to speak clearly.

YLT

And the heart of those hastened Understandeth to know, And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to speak clearly.

DBY

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

DRC

And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.

GNV

And the heart of the foolish shall vnderstand knowledge, and the tongue of the stutters shalbe ready to speake distinctly.

JPS

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

LXXE

And the heart of the weak ones shall attend to hear, and the stammering tongues shall soon learn to speak peace.

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WLC

וּלְבַ֥ב נִמְהָרִ֖ים יָבִ֣ין לָדָ֑עַת וּלְשׁ֣וֹן עִלְּגִ֔ים תְּמַהֵ֖ר לְדַבֵּ֥ר צָחֽוֹת׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἡ καρδία τῶν ἀσθενούντων προσέξει τῷ ἀκούειν, καὶ αἱ γλῶσσαι αἱ ψελλίζουσαι ταχὺ μαθήσονται λαλεῖν εἰρήνην.

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• Isaiah 29:24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
• Luke 21:14–15So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves. For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• Nehemiah 8:8–12So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read. Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were…
• Galatians 1:23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
• Acts 26:9–11So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and…
• Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
• Acts 4:13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
• Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
• Song of Songs 7:9and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
• Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 2:4–12And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. And when this sound…

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