Isaiah 5:20

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!

Cross-reference

Isaiah 10:1 Parallel

In Isaiah 10:1, the same 'woe' formula condemns unjust lawmakers — a specific application of the moral inversion denounced in 5:20.

Isaiah 32:5 Contrast

Isaiah 32:5 describes a future where moral labels are no longer inverted — the opposite of the present corruption in 5:20.

Proverbs 17:15 condemns justifying the wicked and condemning the just — the same inversion of good and evil.

Malachi 2:17 says people claim evildoers are good in God's sight — exactly calling evil good.

Malachi 3:15 says the proud are called happy and the wicked prosper — a practical calling evil good.

In Matthew 23:16-23, Jesus pronounces woes on Pharisees who invert moral priorities—like tithing mint while neglecting justice—reversing good and evil.

Luke 11:35 Allusion

Luke 11:35 warns against allowing inner light to become darkness—a direct echo of Isaiah's light/dark inversion imagery.

Luke 16:15 Parallel

In Luke 16:15, Jesus says what men esteem is abomination to God—directly paralleling the inversion of good and evil in Isaiah 5:20.

Proverbs 24:24 pronounces a curse on those who call the wicked righteous—directly paralleling the 'call evil good' woe in Isaiah 5:20.