Ecclesiastes 7:16

A Conservative Version

Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise. Why should thou destroy thyself?

Cross References

Romans 12:3

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to over think beyond what he ought to think, but to think so as to think soundly, as God has apportioned to each man a measure of faith.

Proverbs 25:16

Have thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.

Colossians 2:18

Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

Colossians 2:23

Which having, are indeed a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and self-mortification, and austerity of the body--not in any value against indulgence of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And furthermore, 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 a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h

Luke 18:12

I fast twice per Sabbath. I tithe all things, as many as I acquire.

Proverbs 23:4

Weary not thyself to be rich. Out of thine own wisdom, cease.

1 Timothy 4:3

forbidding to marry, to abstain from foods, which God created for partaking with thankfulness by those who believe and know the truth.

Philippians 3:6

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.

1 Corinthians 3:20

and again, Lord knows the thoughts of the wise that they are vain.

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but thy disciples fast not?

Job 28:28

And to man he said, Behold, the fear of LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 11:12

But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born [as] a wild donkey's colt.

Revelation 18:19

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and mourning, and saying, Alas, alas, the great city in which all who had ships in the sea became rich from her luxuriance! Because in one hour she was devastated.

Romans 10:2

For I testify to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Matthew 23:38

Behold, your house is left to you desolate.

Matthew 23:29

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the sepulchers of the righteous,

Matthew 23:5

But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. And they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments.