Proverbs 3 · Verse 7

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:7, King James Version

Proverbs 3:7 in other translations

BSBBe not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
WEBDon’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
ASVBe not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
YLTBe not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
DARBYBe not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
BBEPut no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:
WebsterBe not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

What does Proverbs 3:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. (Compare Pr 27:2; Ro 12:16). fear ... evil--reverentially regarding His law.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 3:7-12
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, let us not forget that the exhortation speaks to us as to children, for our good. We must not faint under an affliction, be it ever so heavy and long, not be driven to despair, or use wrong means for relief. The father corrects the son whom he loves, because he loves him, and desires that he may be wise and good. Afflictions are so far from doing God's children any hurt, that, by the grace of God, they promote their holiness.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 3:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּהִ֣יte.Hiyou beH1961
חָכָ֣םcha.KhamwiseH2450
בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain own eyes yourH5869
יְרָ֥אye.Ra'fearH3372
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְס֣וּרve.Surand turn asideH5493
מֵרָֽע\׃me.Ra'from evilH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 3:7

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 34:11-14

    Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

  • Isaiah 5:21

    Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  • Proverbs 14:27

    The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  • Romans 11:25

    For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

  • Nehemiah 5:15

    But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Be.
26:12; Isa 5:21; Ro 11:25; 12:16
fear.
14:27; 16:6; Ne 5:15; Job 1:1; 28:28; Ps 34:11-14; Ec 12:13

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Context

  • Proverbs 3:6

    In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • Proverbs 3:7

    Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

  • Proverbs 3:8

    It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

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Proverbs 3:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No seas sabio en tu opinión: teme á Jehová, y apártate del mal;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne sois pas sage à tes propres yeux; crains l’ Éternel et éloigne-toi du mal:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sei nicht weise in deinen Augen, fürchte Jehova und weiche vom Bösen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ne sis sapiens apud temetipsum; time Deum, et recede a malo: