Isaiah 5:22
Woe to them that are valiant to drink wine, And men of might to mingle strong drink!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
In Context
21Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own conceit!
23That clear the guilty for a reward, And take away from the righteous his right!
Cross References
Proverbs 31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the rights of any of the afflicted.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, To the fading flower, his glorious beauty, At the head of the rich valley of a people stupefied with wine.
Isaiah 56:12“Come on, let me bring wine, And let us fill ourselves with strong drink, And to-morrow shall be as to-day, And even much more abundant.”
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 →