Isaiah 5:20

Wo to you that seien yuel good, and good yuel; and putten derknessis liyt, and liyt derknessis; and putten bittir thing in to swete, and swete thing in to bittir.

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In The King James Version

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

In Context

19The werk of hym haaste, and come soone, that we se; and the counsel of the hooli of Israel neiy, and come, and we schulen knowe it.

21Wo to you that ben wise men in youre iyen, and ben prudent bifor you silf.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:7Thou schalt fle a lesyng. Thou schalt not sle an innocent man, and iust; for Y am aduersarie to a wickid man.

Job 17:12Tho han turned the nyyt `in to day; and eft aftir derknessis hope liyt.

Proverbs 17:15Bothe he that iustifieth a wickid man, and he that condempneth a iust man, euer ethir is abhomynable at God.

Isaiah 32:5He that is vnwijs, schal no more be clepid prince, and a gileful man schal not be clepid the grettere.

Amos 5:7Whiche conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken riytwisnesse in the lond,

Malachi 2:17Ye maden the Lord for to trauele in youre wordis, and ye seiden, Wherynne maden we hym for to trauele? In that that ye seien, Ech man that doith yuel, is good in the siyt of the Lord, and siche plesen to hym; ether certis where is the God of doom?

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