Ecclesiastes 7:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:20

Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!

Job 22:16

Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

Ezekiel 16:20

And you took your sons and your daughters whom I had by you, offering even these to them to be their food. Was your loose behaviour so small a thing,

Ezekiel 8:17

Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.

Acts 12:23

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

Acts 16:28

But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

Acts 5:10

And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

Acts 5:5

And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

James 1:21

For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

1 Samuel 25:38

And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.