Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.
KJV
Ecclesiastes 7:16
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Parallel Translations
I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.
Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Cross References
Romans 12:3Proverbs 25:16Colossians 2:18James 3:13–17Matthew 6:1–71 Corinthians 3:18Ecclesiastes 12:12Genesis 3:6Colossians 2:23Luke 18:12Proverbs 23:4Job 28:281 Corinthians 3:20Matthew 23:5Matthew 9:14
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