Ecclesiastes 7:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

Job 11:12

And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

Job 28:28

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Proverbs 23:4

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

Proverbs 25:16

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.

Matthew 23:29

If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets.

Matthew 23:38

For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

Matthew 23:5

But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?

Luke 18:12

Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

Romans 10:2

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

Romans 11:25

For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;

Romans 12:3

But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 3:20

And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.

Philippians 3:6

In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

Colossians 2:18

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

Colossians 2:23

These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.

1 Timothy 4:3

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

Revelation 18:19

And they put dust on their heads, and were sad, weeping and crying, and saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, in which was increased the wealth of all who had their ships on the sea because of her great stores! for in one hour she is made waste.