Isaiah 5:20

Young's Literal Translation 1862

Wo `to' those saying to evil `good,' And to good `evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

Cross References

Job 17:12

Night for day they appoint, Light `is' near because of darkness.

Exodus 23:7

from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

Proverbs 17:15

Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these `are' an abomination to Jehovah.

Proverbs 4:17

For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

Isaiah 24:9

With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

Isaiah 29:21

Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.

Isaiah 30:10

Who have said to seers, `Ye do not see,' And to prophets, `Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,

Isaiah 32:5

A fool is no more called `noble,' And to a miser it is not said, `rich;'

Ezekiel 13:19

Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to death Souls that should not die, And to keep alive souls that should not live, By your lying to My people -- hearkening to lies.

Amos 5:7

Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

Micah 3:2

Ye who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones,

Habakkuk 1:4

Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

Malachi 2:17

Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer `is' good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where `is' the God of judgment?'

Malachi 3:15

And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'

Luke 16:15

and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, `is' abomination before God;

Deuteronomy 25:1

`When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,

2 Peter 2:1

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,