²¹ Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!

⁷ Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

¹⁶ Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."

²⁰ And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."

¹² But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey's colt.

¹² Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.

⁴¹ Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²⁵ For I don't desire, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} to have you ignorant of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,