Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:17

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Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Don't be excessively wicked, and don't be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
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English Standard Version
17 Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
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King James Version
17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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The Message Bible
17 But don't press your luck by being bad, either. And don't be reckless. Why die needlessly?
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New American Standard Bible
17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
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New International Version
17 Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool— why die before your time?
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New King James Version
17 Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time?
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New Living Translation
17 On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?
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New Revised Standard
17 Do not be too wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
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American Standard Version
17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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The Bible in Basic English
17 Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?
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Common English Bible
17 Don't be too wicked and don't be a fool, or you may die before your time.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
17 Don't be too wicked and don't be a fool, or you may die before your time.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
17 But don't be overly wicked, and don't be foolish; why should you die before your time?
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The Darby Translation
17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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Good News Translation
17 But don't be too wicked or too foolish, either - why die before you have to?
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
17 But don't be too wicked or too foolish, either - why die before you have to?
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GOD'S WORD Translation
17 Don't be too wicked, and don't be a fool. Why should you die before your time is up?
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Hebrew Names Version
17 Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
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Jubilee Bible 2000
17 Do not be hasty to condemn, neither be thou foolish: why should thou die in the midst of thy labours?
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
17 Be not over much wicked , neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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Lexham English Bible
17 Do not act excessively wicked, and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
17 Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.
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New Century Version
17 Don't be too wicked, and don't be foolish. Why die before your time?
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New International Reader's Version
17 Don't be too sinful. And don't be foolish. Why die before your time comes?
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
17 Do not be too wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
17 (7-18) Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
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Revised Standard Version
17 Be not wicked overmuch, neither be a fool; why should you die before your time?
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
17 Be not wicked overmuch, neither be a fool; why should you die before your time?
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Third Millennium Bible
17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish. Why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish. Why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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The Latin Vulgate
17 noli esse iustus multum neque plus sapias quam necesse est ne obstupescas
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
17 noli esse iustus multum neque plus sapias quam necesse est ne obstupescas
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The Webster Bible
17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?
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World English Bible
17 Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
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Wycliffe
17 Do thou not wickedly much (Do not thou do many wicked things), and do not thou be a fool; lest thou die in a time not thine.
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Young's Literal Translation
17 Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?
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