Proverbs 3:7

In 11 translations

BSB

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

KJV

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

WEB

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

ASV

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

LSV

Do not be wise in your own eyes, || Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.

YLT

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

DBY

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

DRC

I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

GNV

Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

JPS

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;

LXXE

Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

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WLC

אַל־תְּהִ֣י חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ יְרָ֥א אֶת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ ἴσθι φρόνιμος παρὰ σεαυτῷ, φοβοῦ δὲ τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ ἔκκλινε ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
• Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
• Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
• Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
• Psalms 34:11–14Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from…
• Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
• Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
• Nehemiah 5:15The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.

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