Isaiah 32:6-7

6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things;
Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.

his mind plans out sinful deeds.
Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”

He commits godless deeds
Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”

and says misleading things about the Lord;
he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite
Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”

and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.
Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”

7 A deceiver’s methods are evil;
Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”

he dreams up evil plans
Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

to ruin the poor with lies,
even when the needy are in the right.
Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”

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