New King James Version
Proverbs 3:7
7Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Context of Proverbs 3:7
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. 8It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. 9Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:7 word by word
אַל־תְּהִ֣י חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ יְרָ֥א אֶת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:7
- Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!
- Romans 11:25For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
- Romans 12:16Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
- Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 16:6In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
- Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
- Job 28:28And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
- Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to 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 man’s all.
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The great hindrance to all true wisdom is the thought that we have already attained it.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 There is not a greater enemy to the fear of the Lord in the heart, than self-conceit of our own wisdom. The prudence and sobriety which religion teaches, tend not only to the health of the soul, but to the health of the body. Worldly wealth is but poor substance, yet, such as it is, we must honour God with it; and those that do good with what they have, shall have more to do more good with. Should the Lord visit us with trials and sickness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12The Lord blesses people who trust him and seek his guidance. His correction helps those who follow him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Compare Pr 27:2; Ro 12:16). fear ... evil--reverentially regarding His law.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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