Proverbs 3:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

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  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 In the lande of Hus there was a man whose name was Iob, & the same was a perfect and iust man, one that feared God and eschued euill.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen: and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
  • Ps 34:11-14 : 11 Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God. 12 What man is he that listeth to liue: and woulde fayne see good dayes. 13 Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle. 14 Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 For the olde captaynes that were before me, had ben chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread & wine, beside fouretie sicles of siluer, yea and their seruauntes had oppressed the people: But so did not I, and that because of the feare of God.

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  • 28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.

  • 13 The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre.

  • 16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • 27 Turne not aside, neither to the right hande nor to the left: but wihholde thy foote from euyll.

  • 7 The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

  • Prov 3:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit:

    6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall order thy goynges.

  • Eccl 7:16-18
    3 verses
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    16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

    17 Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

    18 It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.

  • 8 So shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones strong.

  • 17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:

  • Prov 22:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    3 A wyse man seeth the plague, and hydeth hym selfe: but the foolishe go on still, and are punished.

    4 By humilitie and the feare of the Lorde, commeth riches, honour, and life.

    5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
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    14 Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked:

    15 Abhorre it and go not therein, depart aside, and passe ouer by it.

  • 10 The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

  • 23 The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague.

  • 6 With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen: and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed.

  • 17 The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll, and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.

  • 33 The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome, and lowlynesse goeth before honour.

  • 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.

  • 21 My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:

  • 25 Thou shalt not be afraide of any sodayne feare, neither for the violent rushing in of the vngodly when it commeth.

  • 27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.

  • 1 To the chiefe musition, seruaunt to the God of Dauid. The wickednes of the vngodly speaketh in the middest of my heart: that there is no feare of the Lorde before his eyes.

  • 27 Flee from euill & do good: and dwell for euer.

  • 15 My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.

  • 3 The eyes of the Lorde in euery place, beholdeth both the good and the bad.

  • 14 Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it.

  • 2 He that walketh vpryghtlye, feareth the Lorde: but he that turneth hym selfe from his wayes, dispiseth hym.

  • 25 Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.

  • 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.

  • 6 Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • 3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • 25 Let thyne eyes beholde that thyng that is right, and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before thee.

  • 12 A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • 3 Be not hastie to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no euyll thing: for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym, that doth he.

  • 33 But whoso hearkeneth vnto me, shal dwell safely, and be sure from any feare of euyll.

  • 15 The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • 19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:

  • 10 The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God: all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements, the praise of it endureth for euer.

  • 1 When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.

  • 8 Leaue of from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thy selfe, lest thou be moued to do euill.

  • 7 Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

  • 4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

  • 19 Thine owne wickednesse shall reproue thee, and thy turnyng away shall condempne thee: that thou mayest knowe and vnderstand howe euyll and hurtfull a thyng it is, that thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God, and hast not feared me, saith the Lorde God of hoastes.