KJV King James Version
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
ASV American Standard Version
Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 3
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
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Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.Romans 12:16[Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.Isaiah 5:21Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!Psalm 34:11-14Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.Romans 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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