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Isaiah 5:21
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KJ21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
ASV
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
AMP
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever and shrewd in their own sight!
AMPC
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent and shrewd in their own sight!
BRG
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
CSB
Woe to those who consider themselves wise and judge themselves clever.
CSBA
Woe to those who consider themselves wise and judge themselves clever.
CEB
Doom to those who consider themselves wise, who think of themselves as clever.
CJB
Woe to those seeing themselves as wise, esteeming themselves as clever.
CEV
You think you are clever and smart.
DARBY
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent in their own esteem!
DRA
Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.
ERV
They think they are so smart. They think they are very intelligent.
EASY
It will be very bad for people who think that they are wise. They think that they are very clever.
EHV
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!
ESV
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
ESVUK
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
EXB
·How terrible it will be for people [L Woe to those] who ·think they are wise [L are wise in their own eyes; Prov. 3:7; 26:12; 27:1; 28:11, 26] and ·believe they are clever [L clever/understanding in front of themselves].
GNV
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight.
GW
How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.
GNT
You are doomed! You think you are wise, so very clever.
HCSB
Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion and clever in their own sight.
ICB
How terrible it will be for people who think they are wise. They think they are clever.
ISV
“How terrible it will be for those who are wise in their own opinion, and clever in their own reckoning!
JUB
Woe unto those that are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!
KJV
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
AKJV
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
LSB
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And understanding in their own sight!
LEB
Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes and have understanding in their view!
TLB
Woe to those who are wise and shrewd in their own eyes!
MSG
Doom to you who think you’re so smart, who hold such a high opinion of yourselves! All you’re good at is drinking—champion boozers who collect trophies from drinking bouts And then line your pockets with bribes from the guilty while you violate the rights of the innocent.
MEV
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight!
NOG
How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.
NABRE
Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes, prudent in their own view!
NASB
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight!
NASB1995
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight!
NCB
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and consider themselves to be prudent.
NCV
How terrible it will be for people who think they are wise and believe they are clever.
NET
Beware, those who think they are wise, those who think they possess understanding.
NIRV
How terrible it will be for those who think they are wise! How terrible for those who think they are really clever!
NIV
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
NIVUK
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
NKJV
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!
NLV
It is bad for those who are wise in their own eyes, and who think they know a lot!
NLT
What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.
NRSVA
Ah, you who are wise in your own eyes, and shrewd in your own sight!
NRSVACE
Ah, you who are wise in your own eyes, and shrewd in your own sight!
NRSVCE
Ah, you who are wise in your own eyes, and shrewd in your own sight!
NRSVUE
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and shrewd in their own sight!
OJB
Hoy unto them that are chachamim in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!
RGT
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight.
RSV
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
RSVCE
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!
TLV
Oy to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!
VOICE
O how terrible for those who think they’re so wise, who consider themselves so clever.
WEB
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
WYC
Woe to you that be wise men in your eyes, and be prudent before yourselves. (Woe to you who be wise in your own eyes, and think yourselves to be prudent.)
YLT
Wo [to] the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent!
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