Ecclesiastes 7:16

Modern English Version

Do not be excessively righteous, and do not be extremely wise. Why ruin yourself?

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Job 11:12

For an empty-headed man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man.

Job 28:28

To man He said: ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Proverbs 23:4

Toil not to acquire wealth; cease from your own understanding.

Proverbs 25:16

Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled with it and vomit it out.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

Beyond these, my son, be warned. There is no end of making many books, and much study is a weariness of the body.

Matthew 23:29

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the memorials of the righteous,

Matthew 23:38

See, your house is left to you desolate.

Matthew 23:5

“They do all their works to be seen by men. They make their Scripture boxes broad and lengthen the tassels on their prayer shawls.

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

Luke 18:12

I fast twice a week, and I tithe of all that I earn.’

Romans 10:2

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

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you be wise in your own estimation, for a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:3

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sound judgment, according to the measure of faith God has distributed to every man.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 3:20

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

Philippians 3:6

concerning zeal, persecuting the church; and concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Colossians 2:18

Do not let anyone cheat you of your reward by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on those things which he has not seen, vainly arrogant due to his unspiritual mind,

Colossians 2:23

These things have indeed a show of wisdom in self-imposed worship and humility and neglecting of the body, but are worthless against the indulgence of the flesh.

1 Timothy 4:3

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying: ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships in the sea grew rich from her wealth! In one hour she has been laid waste!’