Proverbs 3:7 (WEB)

Passage

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

Proverbs 3:8 It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:9 Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wise", "eyes", "fear", "yahweh", "depart", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wise" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "In all your ways acknowledge him and..." into verse 8's "It will be health to your body...", so "wise" and "eyes" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wise" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.