Isaiah 5:21

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Isaiah 5:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”

20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

22 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing beer,

23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Job 11:12

But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:16

The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

John 9:41

“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Romans 1:22

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 11:25

I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

1 Corinthians 3:20

And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”