King James Version
Proverbs 3:7 in the King James Version says “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
Proverbs 3:7 · KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“in thine own eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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