Isaiah 5:21
Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, || And—before their own faces—intelligent!
Literal Standard Version
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 mighty to drink wine, || And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
Cross References
Job 11:12And empty man is bold, || And man is born [as] the colt of a wild donkey.
Proverbs 26:12You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, || More hope of a fool than of him!
Isaiah 10:13For he has said, “I have worked by the power of my hand, || And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, || And I remove borders of the peoples, || And I have spoiled their chief ones, || And I put down the inhabitants as a mighty one,
Romans 1:22professing to be wise, they were made fools,
Romans 12:16of the same mind toward one another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; do not become wise in your own conceit;
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 →