Ecclesiastes 7:16

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Ecclesiastes 7:16

Don’t be excessively righteous, and don’t be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Romans 12:3

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

Proverbs 25:16

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.

Philippians 3:6

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Job 11:12

But a stupid man will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

Job 28:28

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Proverbs 23:4

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
stop giving your attention to it.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Matthew 6:1-7

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Matthew 9:14

Then John’s disciples 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 break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat!”

Matthew 23:5

They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Matthew 23:23-24

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

Matthew 23:29

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,

Matthew 23:38

See, your house is left to you desolate.

Luke 18:12

I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’

Romans 10:2

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 11:25

So that you will not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: A partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

1 Corinthians 3:18

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:20

and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are meaningless.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one disqualify you, insisting on ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm and inflated without cause by his unspiritual mind.

Colossians 2:23

Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value in curbing self-indulgence.

1 Timothy 4:3

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

James 3:13-17

Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning:

Woe, woe, the great city,
where all those who have ships on the sea
became rich from her wealth,
for in a single hour she was destroyed.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ecclesiastes 7:16

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

Be not

Neither

Destroy thyself

Matthew 23:38

Revelation 18:19

Bible References

Be not

If you find honey, eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Then John’s disciples came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat!”

They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries

and lengthen their tassels.

I fast twice a week; I give a tenth

of everything I get.’

I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

Neither

But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

But a stupid man will gain understanding
as soon as a wild donkey is born a man!

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
stop giving your attention to it.

So that you will not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: A partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

Let no one disqualify you,

insisting on ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm and inflated without cause by his unspiritual mind.

Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.

Destroy thyself

See, your house is left to you desolate.