Proverbs 3:7 · KJV
“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
— Proverbs 3:7
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. {health: Heb. medicine} {marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening}
Proverbs 3 — Context
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. {health: Heb. medicine} {marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening}
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Cross References
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.
Romans 12:16
{Be} of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. {condescend...: or, be contented with mean things}
Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD {men} depart from evil.
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name {was} Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto {them that are} wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! {in their own sight: Heb. before their face}
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}
Psalms 34:11-14
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.