7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-12)We have here before us three exhortations, each of them enforced with a good reason:— I. We must live in a humble and dutiful subjection to God and his government (Prov. 3:7): “ Fear the Lord , as your sovereign Lord and Master; be ruled in every thing by your religion and subject to the divine will.” This must be, 1. A humble subjection: Be not wise in thy own eyes . Note, There is not a greater…
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