Proverbs 3:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
  • Job 1:1 : 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.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 ¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
  • Rom 12:16 : 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.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 ¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
  • Ps 34:11-14 : 11 ¶ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 What man [is he that] desireth life, [and] loveth [many] days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Rom 11:25 : 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.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.
  • Neh 5:15 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 28:28
    78%

    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.

  • Prov 8:13
    76%

    13The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 14:16
    76%

    16¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  • Prov 4:27
    76%

    27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

  • Prov 1:7
    75%

    7¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 3:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • Eccl 7:16-18
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    75%

    16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

    17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

    18[It is] good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17¶ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

  • Prov 22:3-5
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    3¶ A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

    4¶ By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.

    5¶ Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].

    15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • Prov 9:10
    73%

    10The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23¶ The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Prov 16:6
    73%

    6¶ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.

  • Prov 16:17
    73%

    17¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 15:33
    73%

    33¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility.

  • Isa 5:21
    73%

    21Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  • Prov 3:21
    72%

    21¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Prov 3:25
    72%

    25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

  • Prov 14:27
    72%

    27The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  • Ps 36:1
    72%

    1¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, [that there is] no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Ps 37:27
    72%

    27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

  • Prov 1:15
    71%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 15:3
    71%

    3¶ The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

  • Ps 34:14
    71%

    14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

  • Prov 14:2
    71%

    2¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Prov 7:25
    71%

    25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

  • Prov 2:5
    71%

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

  • Prov 9:6
    71%

    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 4:25
    71%

    25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12¶ A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.

  • Eccl 8:3
    70%

    3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

  • Prov 1:33
    70%

    33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Ps 111:10
    70%

    10The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.

  • Eccl 5:1
    70%

    1¶ Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

  • Ps 37:8
    70%

    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

  • Prov 5:7
    70%

    7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Jer 2:19
    70%

    19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that [it is] an evil [thing] and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear [is] not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.