Isaiah 5:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You think you are clever and wise.

Cross References

Job 11:12

but it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make a fool wise.

Proverbs 26:12

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, “I'm really clever!”

Proverbs 26:16

A lazy person says, “I am cleverer than everyone else.”

Proverbs 3:7

Don't ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the LORD and stay away from evil.

Isaiah 10:13

who says: I did these things by my own power because I am clever and wise. I attacked kings like a wild bull, and I took the land and the treasures of their nations.

Isaiah 37:23

Sennacherib, you cursed, shouted, and sneered at me, the holy God of Israel.

Isaiah 40:23

God brings down rulers and turns them into nothing.

Isaiah 47:10

You hid behind evil like a shield and said, “No one can see me!” You were fooled by your wisdom and your knowledge; you felt sure that you alone were in full control.

John 9:41

Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty.”

Romans 1:22

They claim to be wise, but they are fools.

Romans 11:25

My friends, I don't want you Gentiles to be too proud of yourselves. So I will explain the mystery of what has happened to the people of Israel. Some of them have become stubborn, and they will stay like that until the complete number of you Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:16

Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you are cleverer than others. Make friends with ordinary people.