Ecclesiastes 7:17
Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
In Context
18Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
Cross References
Genesis 38:7And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
Job 15:32Before his days be full he shall perish: and his hands shall wither away.
Psalms 55:23they are divided by the wrath Of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and
Jeremiah 2:33Why dost thou endeavor to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who has also taught thy malices to be thy ways,
Ezekiel 16:20And thou hast taken thy sons, and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne to me: and best sacrificed the same to them to be devoured. Is thy fornication small?
Acts 5:10Immediately she fell down before his feet, and gave up the ghost. And the young men coming in, found her dead: and carried her out, and buried her by her husband.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →