But vain man is void of understanding,\par\tab Yea, man is born {\i as} a wild ass's colt.\par
Isaiah 5:21 - American Standard Version 2015 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent and shrewd in their own sight! American Standard Version (1901) Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Common English Bible Doom to those who consider themselves wise, who think of themselves as clever. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you who are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own sight! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits. |
But vain man is void of understanding,\par\tab Yea, man is born {\i as} a wild ass's colt.\par
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?\par\tab There is more hope of a fool than of him.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit\par\tab Than seven men that can render a reason.
Be not wise in thine own eyes;\par\tab Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit {\i on thrones}:
Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? {\i even} against the Holy One of Israel.
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
Jesus said unto them, {\cf6 If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.}\par
For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;
Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.