Isaiah 5:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.

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  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
  • 1 Cor 3:18-20 : 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse. 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse. 20 And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.
  • Job 11:12 : 12 Yet vayne man would be wyse, though man newe borne is lyke a wilde asses coulte.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
  • John 9:41 : 41 Iesus sayde vnto them, Yf ye were blynde, ye shoulde haue no sinne: But nowe ye say, we see, therfore your sinne remayneth.
  • Rom 1:22 : 22 When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:

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  • Isa 5:22-23
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    22Wo be vnto them that are strong to suppe out wine, and expert men to set vp drunkennesse.

    23Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous.

  • Isa 5:18-20
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    18Wo be vnto them that drawe wickednesse with cordes of vanitie, and sinne as it were with a cart rope.

    19Which vse to speake on this maner, Let hym make speede and hasten his worke, that we may see it: let the counsayle of the holy one of Israel come and drawe nye, that we may knowe it.

    20Wo be vnto them that call euyll good, and good euyll, which make darknesse lyght, and lyght darknesse, that make sowre sweete, and sweete sowre.

  • 15Wo vnto them that kepe secrete their thoughtes, to hide their counsell from the Lorde, and to do their workes in darknesse, saying: Who seeth vs? and who knoweth vs?

  • 11Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse, continuyng vntyll nyght, tyll they be set on fire with wine.

  • 21Heare this thou foolishe and vndiscreete people, ye haue eyes but ye see not, eares haue ye but ye heare not.

  • 15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • 12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.

  • 7Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

  • 1Wine maketh a man to be scornefull, & strong drinke causeth a man to be vnquiet: who so delighteth therin shall not be wyse.

  • 4Therfore I thought in my selfe: peraduenture they are so simple & foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way, and iudgementes of their God.

  • 3Thus saith the Lord God, wo be vnto those foolishe prophetes that folowe their owne spirit, & haue seene nothing.

  • 8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

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    18Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

    19For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.

    20And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.

  • Prov 1:31-32
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    31Therfore shall they eate of the fruite of their owne way, and be fylled with their owne inuentions.

    32For the turnyng away of the vnwise shall slay them, and the prosperitie of fooles shall destroy them.

  • Jer 8:8-9
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    8Howe dare ye say then, we are wyse, we haue the lawe of the Lorde among vs? Truely in vayne hath he prepared his penne, and vainely haue the writers written it.

    9Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?

  • 15Wo vnto him that geueth his neyghbour drinke, thou ioynest thy heate, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest see their priuities.

  • 2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

  • 9Their very countenaunce bewrayeth the, yea they declare their owne sinnes themselues as Sodome, they hide it not: Wo be to their owne soules, for they haue rewarded euyll vnto them selues.

  • 11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • 22Neuerthelesse, this shall come vpon them, because my people is become foolishe, and hath not knowen me: they are the children of foolishnesse, and without any discretion: To do euyll, they haue wit inough: but to do well, they haue no wisdome.

  • 1Wo to them that are at ease in Sion, and trust in the mountayne of Samaria, which were famous at the beginning of the nations, & the house of Israel came to them.

  • 1Wo be vnto the crowne of pryde, euen to the drunken people of Ephraim, whose great pompe is as a floure that fadeth away vpon the head of the valley of suche as be in wealth, and are ouerladen with wine.

  • 4An high looke, a proude heart, and the plowing of the vngodly is sinne.

  • 15Take heede therfore howe ye walke circumspectlye: not as vnwyse, but as wyse,

  • 12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

  • 1Wo be vnto them that make vnrighteous lawes, and that causeth their actuaries to wryte greeuousnesse,

  • 22When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles:

  • 25Wo vnto you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Wo vnto you that nowe laugh: for ye shall wayle and weepe.

  • 1Alas for those disobedient chyldren saith the Lorde, that they will take counsell and not of me, that they wyll take a secrete aduice and not out of my spirite, and therefore adde they sinne vnto sinne.

  • 5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • 13He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.

  • 21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • 22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.

  • 12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • 2And he neuerthelesse is wise, and will plague the wicked, and goeth not from his worde, he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde, and against the helpe of euyll doers.

  • 10For thou hast trusted in thy wickednesse, and hast said, No man seeth me: thine owne wisdome and cunning hath deceaued thee, in that thou hast sayd in thyne heart, I am alone, and without me there is none.

  • 14For a wise man hath his eyes in his head, but the foole goeth in darknesse: I perceaued also that they both had one ende.

  • 3A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.

  • 16Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

  • 24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

  • 5Being as alight despised in the heartes of the riche, and as one redy to fall.

  • 5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • 9Who so is wise, shall vnderstande these thinges, and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them: for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, such as be godly wyll walke in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therin.