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Isaiah Chapter 5 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
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BBE Isaiah 5:21

Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
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DARBY Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent in their own esteem!
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KJV Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
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WBT Isaiah 5:21

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WEB Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!
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YLT Isaiah 5:21

Wo `to' the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent!
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes. The fifth woe. Self-conceit is the antithesis of humility; and as humility is, in a certain sense, the crowning virtue, so self-conceit is a sort of finishing touch put to vice. While a man thinks humbly of himself, there is a chance that he may repent and amend. When he is "wise in his own eyes," he does not see why he should change.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes.--Here again the prophet would seem to have definite individual counsellors in his mind. For such men the ideal of statesmanship was a series of shifts and expedients, based upon no principle of righteousness. (Comp. Isaiah 29:15; Isaiah 30:1.)