Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
Young's Literal Translation
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 know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
8Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
Cross References
Job 1:1A man there hath been in the land of Uz — Job his name — and that man hath been perfect and upright — both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
Psalms 34:11Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
Proverbs 14:27The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
Proverbs 26:12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
Ecclesiastes 12:13The end of the whole matter let us hear: — 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this [is] the whole of man.
Romans 11:25For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret — that ye may not be wise in your own conceits — that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may 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 →