Ecclesiastes 7:16

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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

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

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

But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments ,

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

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

as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

Neither

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass's colt.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Destroy thyself

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.