Isaiah 5:21

God's Word

How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.

Cross References

Job 11:12

But an empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born tame.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:16

A lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give a sensible answer.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not consider yourself wise. Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Isaiah 10:13

The king will say, “I did this with my own two powerful hands. I did this with my wisdom, because I am so clever. I’ve eliminated the boundaries of nations. I’ve looted treasuries. I’ve brought down people like a mighty man.

Isaiah 37:23

Whom are you defying and slandering? Against whom are you shouting? Who are you looking at so arrogantly? It is the Holy One of Israel!

Isaiah 40:23

He makes rulers unimportant and makes earthly judges worth nothing.

Isaiah 47:10

You feel safe in your wickedness and say, “No one can see me.” Your wisdom and knowledge have led you astray, so you say to yourself, “I’m the only one, and there’s no one else.”

John 9:41

Jesus told them, “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be sinners. But now you say, ‘We see,’ so you continue to be sinners.

Romans 1:22

While claiming to be wise, they became fools.

Romans 11:25

Brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery so that you won’t become arrogant. The minds of some Israelites have become closed until all of God’s non-Jewish people are included.

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be arrogant, but be friendly to humble people. Don’t think that you are smarter than you really are.