Pro 3:7, 23:4, 28:26, Jer 9:23, 10:23, Rom 12:16, 1Cor 3:18-20, 8:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Be not wise in your own eyes ; fear the Lord , and turn away from evil .

oCited from Job 5:13

pCited from Ps. 94:11

r ver. 4, 7, 10; See Acts 15:29

sSee Rom. 15:14

t Rom. 14:3

u ch. 13:4-13

v Gal. 6:3; [ch. 3:18]

w[ch. 13:8, 9, 12; 1 Tim. 6:3, 4]

Proverbs 3:7

7 ^aBe not wise in your own eyes;
^bfear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 23:4

4 ^cDo not toil to acquire wealth;
^dbe discerning enough to desist.

Proverbs 28:26

26 Whoever ^etrusts in his own mind is a fool,
but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

Jeremiah 9:23

23 Thus says the Lord: ^f“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

Jeremiah 10:23

23 ^gI know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself,
that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

Romans 12:16

16 ^hLive in harmony with one another. ⁱDo not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. ^{▼▼Or give yourselves to humble tasks} ^kNever be wise in your own sight.

1 Corinthians 3:18-20

18 ^lLet no one deceive himself. ^mIf anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For ⁿthe wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^o“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20 and again, ^p“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

1 Corinthians 8:1-2

Food Offered to Idols

1 Now concerning ^{▼▼The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1} ^rfood offered to idols: we know that ^s“all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” ^tpuffs up, ^ubut love builds up. 2 ^vIf anyone imagines that he knows something, ^whe does not yet know as he ought to know.