Proverbs 3:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.

New Living Translation
Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

English Standard Version
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.

Berean Study Bible
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

New American Standard Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

NASB 1995
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

NASB 1977
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Amplified Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't consider yourself to be wise; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Contemporary English Version
Don't ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the LORD and stay away from evil.

Good News Translation
Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the LORD and refuse to do wrong.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not consider yourself wise. Fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.

International Standard Version
Do not be wise in your own opinion. Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

NET Bible
Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

New King James Version
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.

King James 2000 Bible
Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

New Heart English Bible
Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

World English Bible
Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

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

American Standard Version
Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

A Faithful Version
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil.

Darby Bible Translation
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

English Revised Version
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

Webster's Bible Translation
Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Be not wyse in thine owne conceate, but feare ye LORDE and departe from euell:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not be wise in your own eyes, "" Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.

Young's Literal Translation
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not be wise in thine eyes: fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not be wise in your own eyes but be in awe of LORD JEHOVAH and depart from evil

Lamsa Bible
Be not wise in your own eyes; revere the LORD, and depart from evil.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear the LORD, and depart from evil;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
















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