Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you
King James Version
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Holman Bible
Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
International Standard Version
Do not excel at wickedness, nor be a fool. Why die before your time?
A Conservative Version
Do not much wrong, nor be thou a fool. Why should thou die before thy time?
American Standard Version
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Amplified
Do not be excessively or willfully wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Bible in Basic English
Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?
Darby Translation
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be greatly wicked, and thou shalt not be foolish: wherefore wilt thou die not in thy time?
King James 2000
Be not overly wicked, neither be foolish: why should you die before your time?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not act excessively wicked, and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be very wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
be neither too unrighteous also nor too foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
NET Bible
Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
The Emphasized Bible
Do not be so very lawless, neither become thou foolish, - wherefore shouldst thou die, before thy time?
Webster
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?
World English Bible
Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Youngs Literal Translation
Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?
Interlinear
Rabah
References
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Law Of Retribution Does Not Always Work'But It Does Sometimes
16
Do not be righteous over much and do not be wise over much. Why should you destroy yourself?
17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you
Cross References
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the corruption of the grave. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
Proverbs 10:27
Respect for Jehovah prolongs life. The years of the wicked will be shortened.
James 1:21
Therefore get rid of all filthiness and wickedness. Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save you.
Genesis 38:7-10
Er was an evil man. It displeased Jehovah. So Jehovah killed him.
1 Samuel 25:38
Ten days later Jehovah made him sicker and Nabal died.
Job 15:32-33
Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.
Job 22:16
They were snatched away before their time. Their foundation is washed away by flood.
Jeremiah 2:33-34
You carefully planned ways to look for love. You taught your ways to wicked women.
Ezekiel 8:17
Jehovah said to me: Mortal man, do you see that? These people of Judah are not satisfied with merely doing all the disgusting things you have seen here and with spreading violence throughout the country. No, they must come and do them right here in the Temple and make me even angrier. Look how they insult me in the most offensive way possible by thrusting the shoot to my nose! (an obsene reference or jesture to Jehovah)
Ezekiel 16:20
You took your sons and daughters, who belonged to me, and you sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?
Acts 5:5
Hearing these words Ananias fell down and died. Great fear came over all those who heard these things.
Acts 5:10
Then she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in, and found her dead. They carried her out to be buried by her husband.
Acts 12:23
Immediately the angel of God killed him, because he did not give God the glory. He was eaten by worms and died.