11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 3:7
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
- KJV King James Version
- Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Do not be wise in your own eyes, || Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't think you're wise—respect God and avoid evil.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַל־ | ’al- | not | H408 אַל not |
| תְּהִ֣י | tə·hî | Be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| חָכָ֣ם | ḥā·ḵām | wise | H2450 חָכָם wise |
| בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | in your own eyes | H5869 עַ֫יִן eye |
| יְרָ֥א | yə·rā | fear | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| וְס֣וּר | wə·sūr | and turn away | H5493 סוּר to turn aside: remove |
| מֵרָֽע׃ | mê·rā‘ | from evil | H7451 רַע bad: harmful |
Related verses
- Job 28:28
To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”
- Romans 12:16
Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.
- Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
- Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
- Psalm 34:11–14
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh. Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. …
- Ecclesiastes 12:13
This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
- Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
- Proverbs 14:27
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
- Romans 11:25
For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
8 It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
Read all of Proverbs 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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