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Do notאַלbeתְּהִיwiseחָכָםin your own eyes;בְּעֵינֶיךָfearיְרָאYHWHיְהוָהand turn awayוְסוּרfrom evil.מֵרָע
Proverbs 3:7
Study it in the app“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear YHWH and turn away from evil.”
Trust in YHWH with all your heart and he will make your paths straightObedience
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 3:7, word by word
- beתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- in your own eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- fearיְרָאyera
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yera” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and turn awayסוּרsur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sur” appears- from evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears
The context
6In all your ways know him, and he will make straight your paths.
7 · This verse (above)
8It will be healing to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.