Isaiah 5:21
Woe to them that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their own sight.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
In Context
22Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink:
Cross References
Job 11:12But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.
Proverbs 26:12I have seen a man who seemed + 26:12 Gr. by.to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
Isaiah 10:13For he said, I will act in strength, and in the wisdom of my understanding I will remove the boundaries of nations, and will spoil their strength.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:19-30
Denunciations against Sin. ( b. c. 758.) 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 20 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! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in… Read the whole commentary →