Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.
LXX2012
Ecclesiastes 7:16
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.
Parallel Translations
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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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