Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Do not be righteous overmuch, neither make yourself overwise; why destroy yourself?
New American Standard Bible
Do not be excessively
King James Version
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Holman Bible
Don’t be excessively righteous, and don’t be overly wise.
International Standard Version
Do not be overly righteous, nor be overly wise. Why be self-destructive?
A Conservative Version
Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise. Why should thou destroy thyself?
American Standard Version
Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Amplified
Do not be excessively righteous [like those given to self-conceit], and do not be overly wise (pretentious)—why should you bring yourself to ruin?
Bible in Basic English
Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?
Darby Translation
Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be greatly just; and thou shalt not be exceedingly wise: wherefore wilt thou be made desolate?
King James 2000
Be not overly righteous; neither make yourself overly wise: why should you destroy yourself?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be excessively righteous, and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore be thou neither too righteous nor over wise, that thou perish not:
NET Bible
So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
The Emphasized Bible
Do not become so very righteous, neither count thyself wise beyond measure, - wherefore shouldst thou destroy thyself?
Webster
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?
World English Bible
Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:16
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Context Readings
The Law Of Retribution Does Not Always Work'But It Does Sometimes
15 All things I have seen in the days of my vanity; there is a just one who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked one who prolongs life in his wickedness. 16 Do not be righteous overmuch, neither make yourself overwise; why destroy yourself? 17 Do not be very wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
Cross References
Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think. But set your mind to be right-minded, even as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Proverbs 25:16
Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is enough for you, lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
Philippians 3:6
concerning zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in the Law, blameless.
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
Job 11:12
For foolish man would be wise, and man is born a wild ass's colt.
Job 28:28
And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding!
Proverbs 23:4
Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own understanding.
Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be warned: The making of many books has no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Matthew 6:1-7
Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.
Matthew 9:14
Then the disciples of John came to Him saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?
Matthew 15:2-9
Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
Matthew 23:5
But they do all their works in order to be seen of men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
Matthew 23:23-24
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and you have left undone the weightier matters of the Law, judgment, mercy, and faith. You ought to have done these and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 23:29
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Matthew 23:38
Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
Luke 18:12
I fast twice on the Sabbath, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Romans 10:2
For I bear record to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Romans 11:25
For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool so that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 3:20
And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."
Colossians 2:18
Let no one defraud you, delighting in humility and worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, without a cause being vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Colossians 2:23
These things indeed have a reputation of wisdom in self-imposed worship and humility, and unsparing severity of the body, but are not of any value for the satisfying of the flesh.
1 Timothy 4:3
forbidding to marry, saying to abstain from foods which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
James 3:13-17
Who is wise and knowing among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with meekness of wisdom.
Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe! Woe to the great city, by which all who had ships in the sea were rich out of her costliness! For in one hour she was ruined.