Ecclesiastes 7:16
“Be not righteous ouer much, neither make thy selfe ouer wise: why shouldest thou destroy thy selfe?”
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Ecclesiastes 7:16 Context
14In the day of prosperitie be ioyfull, but in the day of aduersitie consider: God also hath set the one ouer against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. 15All things haue I seene in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his righteousnes, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickednes. 16Be not righteous ouer much, neither make thy selfe ouer wise: why shouldest thou destroy thy selfe? 17Be not ouermuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? 18It is good that thou shouldest take holde of this, yea also from this withdraw not thine hand: for hee that feareth God, shall come foorth of them all.
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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
- King James Version
Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself?
- New American Standard Version (1995)