Verse 7

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

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  • Job 28:28 : 28 And to 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 avoided evil.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
  • Ps 34:11-14 : 11 Come, you children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 Who is the man that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. 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 turn one away from the snares of death.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has 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 who were before me laid burdens on the people and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.