Ecclesiastes 7:18

Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

In Context

17Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid.

19It is good that thou shouldst hold up the just, yea and from him withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God, neglecteth nothing.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:12Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen.

Proverbs 4:25Let thy eyes look straight on, and let thy eyelids go before thy steps.

Proverbs 12:21Whatsoever shall befall the just man. it shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Ecclesiastes 8:12But though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and by patience be borne withal, I know from thence that it shall be well with them that fear God, who dread his face.

Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse. Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is all man:

Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name, the Sun of justice shall arise, and health in his wings: and you shall go forth, and shall leap like calves of the herd.

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 →

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