Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Leeser Tanakh
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 make level thy paths.
8It will be healing to thy body, and marrow to thy bones.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of 'Uz, Job was his name; And this man was perfect and upright, and fearing God, and eschewing evil.
Psalms 34:11(34:12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me: the fear of the Lord will I teach you.
Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is the source of life, [teaching] to avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 26:12When thou seest a man wise in his own eyes, then is there more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes 12:13The end of the matter is, let us hear the whole: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty of] 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 →