A False Estimate of Human Wisdom
Isaiah 5:21
Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!


The sin reproved (as Calvin well observes) is not mere frivolous self-conceit, but that delusive estimate of human wisdom which may co-exist with modesty of manners and a high degree of real intellectual merit, but which must be abjured, not only on account of its effects, but also as involving the worst form of pride.

(J. A. Alexander.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

WEB: Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!




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