Isaiah 5:21
Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!
Young's Literal Translation
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 the colt of a wild ass man is born.
Proverbs 26:12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
Isaiah 10:13For he hath said, 'By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants,
Romans 1:22professing to be wise, they were made fools,
Romans 12:16of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not 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 →