Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
In Context
8Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and that man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.
Psalms 34:11Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.
Proverbs 14:27The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.
Proverbs 26:12I have seen a man who seemed + 26:12 Gr. by.to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
Ecclesiastes 12:13Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
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 →