Ecclesiastes 7:16

Good News Translation

So don't be too good or too wise—why kill yourself?

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

Job 11:12

Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.

Job 28:28

God said to us humans, “To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil.”

Proverbs 23:4

Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich.

Proverbs 25:16

Never eat more honey than you need; too much may make you vomit.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

My child, there is something else to watch out for. There is no end to the writing of books, and too much study will wear you out.

Matthew 23:29

“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You make fine tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of those who lived good lives;

Matthew 23:38

And so your Temple will be abandoned and empty.

Matthew 23:5

They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks!

Matthew 9:14

Then the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus, asking, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast at all?”

Luke 18:12

I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’

Romans 10:2

I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God; but their devotion is not based on true knowledge.

Romans 11:25

There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God.

Romans 12:3

And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you.

1 Corinthians 3:18

You should not fool yourself. If any of you think that you are wise by this world's standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise.

1 Corinthians 3:20

and another scripture says, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless.”

Philippians 3:6

and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault.

Colossians 2:18

Do not allow yourselves to be condemned by anyone who claims to be superior because of special visions and who insists on false humility and the worship of angels. For no reason at all, such people are all puffed up by their human way of thinking

Colossians 2:23

Of course such rules appear to be based on wisdom in their forced worship of angels, and false humility, and severe treatment of the body; but they have no real value in controlling physical passions.

1 Timothy 4:3

Such people teach that it is wrong to marry and to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten, after a prayer of thanks, by those who are believers and have come to know the truth.

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads, they cried and mourned, saying, “How terrible! How awful for the great city! She is the city where all who have ships sailing the seas became rich on her wealth! And in one hour she has lost everything!”