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Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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The Danger of Moral Inversion
Commentators stress that this "woe" is for those who deliberately twist morality, calling evil "good" and good "evil." This isn't an innocent mistake but a willful perversion of God's standards. Scholars like John Calvin describe it as a sign of "desperate wickedness," where people rationalize their sins and condemn righteousness, effectively trying to change the very nature of reality.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Woe unto them that call evil good. —The moral state described was the natural outcome of the si…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil That call evil actions good, and good actions evil; that excuse the one,…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to you that call evil good. Here he sets out the vanity related to excusing sin.
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