Ecclesiastes 7:16

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

James 3:13

Destroy thyself

Matthew 23:38

Revelation 18:19

Bible References

Be not

Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

And they do all their works for the purpose of being seen by men. They make their amulets broad, and enlarge the fringes of their mantles.

I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess.

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

as it respects zeal, persecuting the church; as it respects righteousness which is by law, blameless.

who forbid to marry, and command to abstain from meats, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe, and know the truth.

Neither

For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery lest you be wise in your own conceit that blindness has happened to Israel in part, till the full number of the Gen tiles shall have come in.

For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one that is among you, that he must not think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but that he be disposed to think modestly, as God has distributed to each a measure of faith.

Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Let no one gain his purpose in depriving you of the palm by an affected humility and worship of angels, prying into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Who is wise and discreet among you? Let him show, by a good behavior, his works, with the meekness of wisdom.

Destroy thyself

Behold, your house is left to you deserted.

And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning and saying: Alas, alas, that great city, by which all that had ships in the sea became rich by means of costly merchandise! for in one hour she is made desolate.