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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Wo unto them that call evil good ... - This is the fourth class of sins denounced. The sin which is condemned here is that of “perv…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Woe unto them that call evil good. —The moral state described was the natural outcome of the si…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Woe to them that call evil good. Though some limit this statement to judges, yet if it is carefully examined, we will easily learn from th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil That call evil actions good, and good actions evil; that excuse the one,…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. It is not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purch…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Woe to you that call evil good. Here he sets out the vanity related to excusing sin.

  1. Regarding the effect:

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