Ecclesiastes 7:16

Overview - Ecclesiastes 7
1	Remedies against vanity are, a good name;
2	mortification;
7	patience;
11	wisdom.
23	The difficulty of wisdom.

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Ecclesiastes 7:16 (King James Version)
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Be not: This verse is probably the language of an ungodly man; to which Solomon answers, as in the following verse, "Do not multiply wickedness; do not add direct opposition to godliness, to the rest of your crimes. Why should you provoke God to destroy you before your time?"; Proverbs 25:16 ; Matthew 6:1-7 ; 9:14 15:2-9 Matthew 23:5 Matthew 23:23 Matthew 23:24 Matthew 23:29 Luke 18:12 ; Romans 10:2; Philippians 3:6 ; 1 Timothy 4:3
neither: 12:12 Genesis 3:6 ; Job 11:12 ; 28:28 Proverbs 23:4 ; Romans 11:25 ; 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 3:20 ; Colossians 2:18 Colossians 2:23 ; James 3:13-17
destroy thyself: Hebrew be desolate.; Matthew 23:38 ; Revelation 18:19