Isaiah 32:7
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
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.
Note the needy…: or, he speaketh against the poor in judgment
The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- instruments
- Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 5:23; Jeremiah 5:26–28; Micah 2:11; Micah 7:3; Matthew 26:14–16, 59, 60
- deviseth
- Psalm 10:7–10; Psalm 64:4–6; Psalm 82:2–5; Jeremiah 18:18; Micah 7:2; Matthew 26:4
- lying
- Isaiah 59:3, 4; 1 Kings 21:10–14; Acts 6:11–13