Verse 7

Be not wise{H2450} in thine own eyes{H5869}: fear{H3372}{(H8798)} the LORD{H3068}, and depart{H5493}{(H8798)} from evil{H7451}.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man{H120} he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, the fear{H3374} of the Lord{H136}, that is wisdom{H2451}; and to depart{H5493}{(H8800)} from evil{H7451} is understanding{H998}.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man{H376} in the land{H776} of Uz{H5780}, whose name{H8034} was Job{H347}; and that man{H376} was perfect{H8535} and upright{H3477}, and one that feared{H3373} God{H430}, and eschewed{H5493}{(H8802)} evil{H7451}.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy{H2617} and truth{H571} iniquity{H5771} is purged{H3722}{(H8792)}: and by the fear{H3374} of the LORD{H3068} men depart{H5493}{(H8800)} from evil{H7451}.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Be of the same{G846} mind{G5426}{(G5723)} one toward another{G1519}{G240}. Mind{G5426}{(G5723)} not{G3361} high things{G5308}, but{G235} condescend{G4879}{(G5734)} to men of low estate{G5011}. Be{G1096}{(G5737)} not{G3361} wise{G5429} in{G3844} your own conceits{G1438}.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest{H7200}{(H8804)} thou a man{H376} wise{H2450} in his own conceit{H5869}? there is more hope{H8615} of a fool{H3684} than of him.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Woe{H1945} unto them that are wise{H2450} in their own eyes{H5869}, and prudent{H995}{(H8737)} in their own sight{H6440}!
  • Ps 34:11-14 : 11 Come{H3212}{(H8798)}, ye children{H1121}, hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} unto me: I will teach{H3925}{(H8762)} you the fear{H3374} of the LORD{H3068}. 12 What man{H376} is he that desireth{H2655} life{H2416}, and loveth{H157}{(H8802)} many days{H3117}, that he may see{H7200}{(H8800)} good{H2896}? 13 Keep{H5341}{(H8798)} thy tongue{H3956} from evil{H7451}, and thy lips{H8193} from speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} guile{H4820}. 14 Depart{H5493}{(H8798)} from evil{H7451}, and do{H6213}{(H8798)} good{H2896}; seek{H1245}{(H8761)} peace{H7965}, and pursue{H7291}{(H8798)} it.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear{H3374} of the LORD{H3068} is a fountain{H4726} of life{H2416}, to depart{H5493}{(H8800)} from the snares{H4170} of death{H4194}.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For{G1063} I would{G2309}{(G5719)} not{G3756}, brethren{G80}, that ye{G5209} should be ignorant{G50}{(G5721)} of this{G5124} mystery{G3466}, lest{G3363} ye should be{G5600}{(G5753)} wise{G5429} in{G3844} your own conceits{G1438}; that{G3754} blindness{G4457} in{G575} part{G3313} is happened{G1096}{(G5754)} to Israel{G2474}, until{G891}{G3739} the fulness{G4138} of the Gentiles{G1484} be come in{G1525}{(G5632)}.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let us hear{H8085}{(H8799)} the conclusion{H5490} of the whole matter{H1697}: Fear{H3372}{(H8798)} God{H430}, and keep{H8104}{(H8798)} his commandments{H4687}: for this is the whole duty of man{H120}.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former{H7223} governors{H6346} that had been before{H6440} me were chargeable{H3513}{(H8689)} unto the people{H5971}, and had taken{H3947}{(H8799)} of them bread{H3899} and wine{H3196}, beside{H310} forty{H705} shekels{H8255} of silver{H3701}; yea, even{H1571} their servants{H5288} bare rule{H7980}{(H8804)} over the people{H5971}: but so did{H6213}{(H8804)} not I, because{H6440} of the fear{H3374} of God{H430}.