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

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?

Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

Neither

And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;

But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

Destroy thyself

See, your house is made waste

And they put dust on their heads, and were sad, weeping and crying, and saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, in which was increased the wealth of all who had their ships on the sea because of her great stores! for in one hour she is made waste.