# Proverbs 3.7
**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: 6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
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> **7. Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:**
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> 8. It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones. 9. Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: (Proverbs 3:5-9, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. 6. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
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> **7. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.**
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> 8. It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones. 9. Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase: (Proverbs 3:5-9, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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> **7. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.**
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> 8. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. health: Heb. medicine marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening 9. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: (Proverbs 3:5-9, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. 6. In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
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> **7. Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.**
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> 8. Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones. 9. Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; (Proverbs 3:5-9, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._
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## Quoted in
**Concepts:**
- [Confirmation Bias](/codex/confirmation-bias/)
**Lexicon:**
- [G1253 - diakrisis](/codex/g1253-diakrisis/), via [Proverbs 3.5-7](/codex/proverbs-3-5-7/)
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.