Proverbs 3:7–8
¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
¶ *Be not wise in thine owne eyes: feare the LORD, and depart from euill.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceRom. 12.16
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
††It shalbe health to thy nauill, and marrow to thy bones.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. medicine.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. watring, or moystning.
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From verse 7
- Romans 12:16Rank 2 from verse 7
- Proverbs 26:12Rank 3 from verse 7
- Proverbs 16:6Rank 4 from verse 7
- Ecclesiastes 12:13Rank 6 from verse 7
- Isaiah 5:21Rank 7 from verse 7
- Psalms 34:11–14Rank 8 from verse 7
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
11Come yee children, hearken vnto me: I will teach you the feare of the LORD.
12*What man is hee that desireth life; and loueth many dayes, that he may see good?
13Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lippes from speaking guile.
14Depart from euill, and doe good: seeke peace and pursue it.
- Proverbs 14:27Rank 9 from verse 7
- Romans 11:25Rank 10 from verse 7
25For 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.
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should bee ignorant of this mysterie (least yee should bee wise in your owne conceits) that ‖blindnesse in part is happened to Israel, vntill the fulnes of the Gentiles be come in.
- Nehemiah 5:15Rank 11 from verse 7
15But 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.
15But the former gouernours that had bene before me, were chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread, and wine, beside fourtie shekels of siluer, yea euen their seruants bare rule ouer the people: but so did not I, because of the feare of God.
From verse 8
- Proverbs 4:22Rank 1 from verse 8
- Psalms 147:3Rank 2 from verse 8
- Proverbs 16:24Rank 3 from verse 8
- Ezekiel 16:4–5Rank 5 from verse 8
4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
5None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
4‖And as for thy natiuity in the day thou wast borne, thy nauell was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee: thou wast not salted at all, nor swadled at all.
5None eye pitied thee to doe any of these vnto thee, to haue compassion vpon thee, but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast borne.
- Isaiah 1:6Rank 6 from verse 8
6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
6From the sole of the foote, euen vnto the head, there is no soundnesse in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they haue not beene closed, neither bound vp, neither mollified with ‖oyntment.
- Jeremiah 30:12–13Rank 7 from verse 8
12For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
13There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
12For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grieuous.
13† There is none to pleade thy cause, that thou mayest bee bonnd vp: thou hast no healing medicines.
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Proverbs 3:7
Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.
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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Proverbs 3:8
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: Soundness or well-being of body. Sense 2: Healing, cure, or restoration to soundness. Sense 3: Saving help or deliverance.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The inner substance of bones. Sense 2: By extension, richness or nourishment.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
6*In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy pathes.
7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
7¶ *Be not wise in thine owne eyes: feare the LORD, and depart from euill.
Selected passage8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
8††It shalbe health to thy nauill, and marrow to thy bones.
Selected passage9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
9*Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase.