Ecclesiastes 7:16

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What does Ecclesiastes 7:16 mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:16 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 7:16

• Romans 12:3

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

• Proverbs 25:16

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

• Colossians 2:18

  Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

• James 3:13-17

  Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. …

• Matthew 6:1-7

  Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. …

• 1 Corinthians 3:18

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

• Ecclesiastes 12:12

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

• Genesis 3:6

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

• Colossians 2:23

  Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

• Luke 18:12

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

• 1 Corinthians 3:20

  And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

• Job 11:12

  For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

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Context

• Ecclesiastes 7:15

  All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

• Ecclesiastes 7:16

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

• Ecclesiastes 7:17

  Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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