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


In Context

18 Woe to 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 to 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 to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

23 Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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 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!