Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised16 Don’t be excessively righteous, and don’t be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 Be not [morbidly exacting and externally] righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear] overwise–why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself [with presumptuous self-sufficiency]? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? See the chapterCommon English Bible16 Don’t be too righteous or too wise, or you may be dumbfounded. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 I also saw this, in the days of my vanity: a just man perishing in his justice, and an impious man living a long time in his malice. See the chapter |