Ecclesiastes 7:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So don't destroy yourself by being too good or acting too clever!

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too.

Job 11:12

but it's easier to tame a wild donkey than to make a fool wise.

Job 28:28

God told us, “Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin.”

Proverbs 23:4

Give up trying so hard to get rich.

Proverbs 25:16

Eating too much honey can make you sick.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

My child, I warn you to stay away from any teachings except these. There is no end to books, and too much study will wear you out.

Matthew 23:29

You Pharisees and teachers are nothing but show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You build monuments for the prophets and decorate the tombs of good people.

Matthew 23:38

And now your temple will be deserted.

Matthew 23:5

Everything they do is just to show off in front of others. They even make a big show of wearing Scripture verses on their foreheads and arms, and they wear big tassels for everyone to see.

Matthew 9:14

One day some followers of John the Baptist came and asked Jesus, “Why do we and the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”

Luke 18:12

I go without eating for two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all I earn.”

Romans 10:2

I know they love God, but they don't understand

Romans 11:25

My friends, I don't want you Gentiles to be too proud of yourselves. So I will explain the mystery of what has happened to the people of Israel. Some of them have become stubborn, and they will stay like that until the complete number of you Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:3

I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.

1 Corinthians 3:20

The Scriptures also say, “The Lord knows that the plans made by wise people are useless.”

Philippians 3:6

And I was so eager that I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.

Colossians 2:18

Don't be cheated by people who make a show of acting humble and who worship angels. They boast about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense, because their minds are filled with selfish desires.

Colossians 2:23

Obeying these rules may seem to be the clever thing to do. They appear to make you love God more and to be very humble and to have control over your body. But they don't really have any power over our desires.

1 Timothy 4:3

will forbid people to marry or to eat certain foods. But God created these foods to be eaten with thankful hearts by his followers who know the truth.

Revelation 18:19

They cried loudly, and in their sorrow they threw dust on their heads, as they said, “Pity the great city of Babylon! Everyone who sailed the seas became rich from her treasures. But in a single hour the city was destroyed.