Isaiah 5:21

Hoy unto them that are chachamim in their own eyes, 1 and clever in their own sight! 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

In Context

20Hoy unto them that call rah tov, 1 and tov rah; 1 that put choshech for ohr, 1 and ohr for choshech; 1 that put mar for matok, 1 and matok for mar! 1

22Hoy unto them that are Gibborim to drink yayin, 1 and anshei chayil to mix shechar; 1

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Cross References

Job 11:12But before a witless ish can become wise, 1 a colt of a pereh (wild donkey) would be born an adam! 1

Proverbs 26:12Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? 1 There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him. 1

Isaiah 10:13For he saith, 1 By the ko'ach of my yad I have done it, 1 and by my chochmah; for I have binah; 1 and I have removed the boundaries of the nations, 1 and have plundered their treasures, 1 and like the mighty I have subdued those on thrones; 1

Romans 1:22Claiming to be chachamim (wise ones), they became kesilim (fools),

Romans 12:16Think with a (spiritual) consensus in achdus harmony among yourselves. Do not cherish the thoughts of the ba'al gaavah (haughty person), but associate with the anaviyim (humble), + 12:16 Isa 29:19 with the lowly am ha'aretz; do not be chachamim (wise ones) in your own estimation. + 12:16 Ro 1:22

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 →

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