Cross references

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes;

fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 3:7 BSB

Proverbs 3:7 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 11 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Job 28:28 (49 votes) and Romans 12:16 (41 votes). 24 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 19 to 1 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Proverbs 3:7 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Job 28:2849 votes

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  2. Romans 12:1641 votes

    Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

  3. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  4. By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

  5. Job 1:128 votes

    There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

  6. Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? …

  7. When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

  8. Isaiah 5:2126 votes

    Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

  9. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

  10. Romans 11:2518 votes

    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

Which verses point to Proverbs 3:7?

The 10 strongest of 24.