Ecclesiastes 7:17

Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

In Context

16Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

18It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:7And Er Iudas first borne sonne was wicked in the syght of the Lorde, and the Lorde slewe hym.

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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