Bragging On Jesus

Proverbs in 365 Devotions Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. 8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. 
Healing And Refreshment RAylor In chapter 2 of Proverbs we learned that if a person searches for wisdom like hidden treasures he will find it… Proverbs 2 verse 10 says: for wisdom will come into your heart… But in today’s text it says that we’re not to be wise… at least not in our own eyes. These almost seem to contradict or oppose one another. But when attached to the phrase “not in your own eyes” we can see how any wisdom we have has been imputed to us… and it comes not from our own heart or our our own eyes but like Proverbs 2:6 says: “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding”. It is the self righteous man that thinks of himself as self-wise. But our text says rather than being that man… That is, the man who in his self centered wisdom is not deterred by the fear of the Lord… but instead