Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
Commentary:
Leaning has the sense of putting your whole weight on something, resting on and trusting in that person or thing. When we have an important decision to make, we sometimes feel that we can’t trust anyone, not even God. But God knows what is best for us. He is a better judge of what we want than even we are! We must trust him completely in every choice we make. We should not omit careful thinking or belittle our God-given ability to reason; but we should not trust our own ideas to the exclusion of all others.
We must not be wise in our own eyes. We should always be willing to listen to and be corrected by God’s word and wise counseling. Bring your decisions to God in prayer; use the Bible as your guide; and then follow God’s lead. He will make your paths straight by both guiding and protecting you. To receive God’s guidance said Solomon, we must acknowledge God in all our ways. This means turning every area of life over to him. Look at your values and priorities. What is important to you? In what areas have you not acknowledged him? What is his advice? In many areas of your life you may already acknowledge God, but it is in the areas where you attempt to restrict or ignore his influence that will cause you grief. Make him a vital part of everything you do; then he will guide you because you will be working to accomplish his purposes. Take self out of what you are thinking or doing and let the Holy Spirit guide, then and only then can the glory of what is being done can be for the glorification of God.