Isaiah 5:21

Bible in Basic English 1965

Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

Cross References

Job 11:12

And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

Proverbs 26:16

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

Proverbs 3:7

Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

Isaiah 10:13

For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;

Isaiah 37:23

Against whom have you said evil and bitter things? and against whom has your voice been loud and your eyes lifted up? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 40:23

He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.

Isaiah 47:10

For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.

John 9:41

Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.

Romans 1:22

Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

Romans 11:25

For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;

Romans 12:16

Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.