Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
In Context
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.
8It will be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Psalms 34:11Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of LORD.
Proverbs 14:27The fear of LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 26:12See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
Ecclesiastes 12:13[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.
Romans 11:25For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:2-7
Communion Conferred by Wisdom. 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 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. We are… Read the whole commentary →