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


In Context

18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as with cart-ropes!

19 who say, Let him hasten, let him speed 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 who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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

22 Woe unto them that are mighty for drinking wine, and men valiant to mix strong drink;

23 who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them!

Isaiah 5:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:21Woe to you that rue wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21Woe to the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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