Proverbs 3:7

Good News Translation

Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the Lord and refuse to do wrong.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t be wise in your own eyes;fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Hebrew Names Version
Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

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

English Standard Version
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord , and turn away from evil.

New Century Version
Don't depend on your own wisdom. Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.

New English Translation
Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Amplified Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.

New American Standard Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

World English Bible
Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

Legacy Standard Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes;Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

Berean Standard Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Contemporary English Version
Don't ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the Lord and stay away from evil.

Complete Jewish Bible
Don't be conceited about your own wisdom; but fear Adonai , and turn from evil.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Don't trust in your own wisdom, but fear and respect the Lord and stay away from evil.

George Lamsa Translation
Be not wise in your own eyes; revere the LORD, and depart from evil.

Lexham English Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.

Literal Translation
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Be not wyse in thine owne conceate, but feare ye LORDE and departe from euell:

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

Bible in Basic English
Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;

King James Version (1611)
Be not wise in thine owne eyes: feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Be thou not wijs anentis thi silf; drede thou God, and go awei fro yuel.

Update Bible Version
Don't be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil:

Webster's Bible Translation
Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

New King James Version
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.

New Living Translation
Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

New Life Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord and turn away from what is sinful.

New Revised Standard
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord , and turn away from evil.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

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

Young's Literal Translation
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Contextual Overview

⁷ Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the Lord and refuse to do wrong. ⁸ If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains. ⁹ Honor the Lord by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces. ¹⁰ If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to store it all. ¹¹ My child, when the Lord corrects you, pay close attention and take it as a warning. ¹² The Lord corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Be: Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 5:21, Romans 11:25, Romans 12:16

fear: Proverbs 14:27, Proverbs 16:6, Nehemiah 5:15, Job 1:1, Job 28:28, Psalms 34:11-14, Ecclesiastes 12:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 20:20 - his fear 2 Kings 5:11 - Behold Psalms 4:4 - sin Psalms 34:14 - Depart Psalms 97:10 - hate Proverbs 3:5 - and Proverbs 12:15 - way Proverbs 13:19 - depart Proverbs 14:16 - feareth Proverbs 14:26 - fear Acts 10:35 - feareth 1 Corinthians 3:18 - If 2 Timothy 2:19 - depart 1 Peter 3:11 - eschew

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
The man and the woman were both naked, but they were not embarrassed.

Genesis 3:5
God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad."

Genesis 3:10
He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked."

Genesis 3:11
"Who told you that you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not to eat?"

Deuteronomy 28:34
Your sufferings will make you lose your mind.

2 Kings 6:20
As soon as they had entered the city, Elisha prayed, "Open their eyes, Lord , and let them see." The Lord answered his prayer; he restored their sight, and they saw that they were inside Samaria.

Isaiah 28:20
You will be like the person in the proverb, who tries to sleep in a bed too short to stretch out on, with a blanket too narrow to wrap himself in.

Luke 16:23
and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Be not wise in thine own eyes,.... So as to act independently of God; not to trust in him, nor acknowledge him, nor seek to him for help and direction; nor ask nor take the advice of others; but, being conceited and self-sufficient, lean to thine own understanding, as being wise enough to conduct all affairs in life by thy own discretion; and in matters of religion wiser than thy teachers, and even than the Scriptures, being wise above that which is written; pleasing thyself with thine own wisdom, as exceeding others; glorying in it as thine own acquisition, and not ascribing it to God, so far as it any ways deserves the name of wisdom; though for the most part that which men glory in, and are conceited of, is not wisdom, but folly; and at least it is their folly to boast of it and be elated with it; see Isaiah 5:21

Romans 12:16;

fear the Lord; which is true wisdom; and, where this is not, there is none, let men be ever so conceited; and where this is there is humility; these two go together, and make a man wise, rich, and honourable, Proverbs 22:4. The fear of the Lord is opposed to pride, high-mindedness, and vain conceit, Romans 11:20; this includes reverence of God, faith in him, dependence on him, acknowledgment of him, seeking to him for direction, and carefulness not to offend him;

and depart from evil; from the evil of self-confidence and self-conceit, and from all other evil; the fear of God influences men to avoid sin, and abstain from all appearance of it; by means and through the exercise of it men forsake it, and keep at a distance from it, Proverbs 16:6. Nehemiah could not do as others did, because of the fear of the Lord; and Job was a man that feared God, and therefore he avoided that which was evil, Nehemiah 5:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The great hindrance to all true wisdom is the thought that we have already attained it.