God & Savior

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַל־תְּהִ֣י חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ יְרָ֥א אֶת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תְּהִ֣יte.Hi“you be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. חָכָ֣םcha.Kham“wise”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  4. בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.kha“in own eyes your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  5. יְרָ֥אye.Ra'“fear”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “awesome(god)” · Strong's H3372H
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. וְס֣וּרve.Sur“and turn aside”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “depart” · Strong's H5493H
  9. מֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'“from evil”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)