Isaiah 5:20
Woe vnto them that speake good of euill, and euill of good, which put darkenes for light, and light for darkenes, that put bitter for sweete, and sweete for sowre.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
21Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7Thou shalt keepe thee farre from a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man.
Job 17:12Haue changed the nyght for the day, and the light that approched, for darkenesse.
Proverbs 17:15He that iustifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the iust, euen they both are abomination to the Lord.
Isaiah 32:5A nigard shall no more be called liberall, nor the churle riche.
Amos 5:7They turne iudgement to wormewood, and leaue off righteousnes in the earth.
Malachi 2:17Yee haue wearied the Lord with your woordes: yet yee say, Wherein haue we wearied him? When ye say, Euery one that doeth euill, is good in the sight of the Lord, and he deliteth in them. Or where is the God of iudgement?
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 →