Proverbs 3:7
Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Biblical wisdom sees life from God's perspective. When we try to rationalize everything in our lives, we have turned our walk with God into an intellectual pursuit rather than a living relationship with God. As seen in Proverbs 3:5-7, God wants us not to lean on our own understanding but to trust in him wholeheartedly, seek the Lord in everything we do, fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. When an unbeliever fears God, they are afraid of God's judgment and eternal death. Fear of God as a believer is a reverent awe of God's holiness, majesty, and supreme power. Proverbs 1:7 declares, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge." Until we understand who God is and develop a reverential fear of Him, we cannot have true wisdom. True wisdom comes only from understanding who God is and that He is holy, just, and righteous. In the fear of God, we respect, obey, submit to, and worship Him in awe.
Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
1 Thessalonians 5:20
Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Psalms 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.