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Ecclesiastes 7:16

Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

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ASV

Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

KJV

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תְּהִ֤יte.Hiyou beH1961 →
צַדִּיק֙tza.DikrighteousH6662 →
הַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehgreatlyH7235 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.Kamyou make yourself wiseH2449 →
יוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerexcessH3148 →
לָ֖מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100 →
תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.Memwill you destroy yourselfH8074 →

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Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.Colossians 2:18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.James 3:13–17Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.Matthew 6:1–7“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.Ecclesiastes 12:12And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.Ecclesiastes 1:18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Colossians 2:23Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.Luke 18:12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.Job 11:12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!1 Corinthians 3:20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”Revelation 18:19Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”Matthew 23:38Look, your house is left to you desolate.Matthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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