Ecclesiastes 7:16
World English Bible (WEB)
Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
In context
14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
15 All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.
16 Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
17 Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
18 It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
- KJV King James Version
- Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?
- DBY Darby Translation
- Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?