Jump to Previous Desolate Destroy Destruction Excessively Overmuch Righteous Righteousness Ruin Shouldest Shouldst Show Thyself WiseJump to Next Desolate Destroy Destruction Excessively Overmuch Righteous Righteousness Ruin Shouldest Shouldst Show Thyself WiseParallel Verses English Standard Version Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? New American Standard Bible Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? King James Bible Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? Holman Christian Standard Bible Don't be excessively righteous, and don't be overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? International Standard Version Do not be overly righteous, nor be overly wise. Why be self-destructive? NET Bible So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't be too virtuous, and don't be too wise. Why make yourself miserable? King James 2000 Bible Be not overly righteous; neither make yourself overly wise: why should you destroy yourself? American King James Version Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself ? American Standard Version Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? Douay-Rheims Bible Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid. Darby Bible Translation Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? English Revised Version Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? Webster's Bible Translation Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself? World English Bible Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Young's Literal Translation Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate? Lexicon Be not righteoustsaddiyq (tsad-deek') just -- just, lawful, righteous (man). over much rabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) neither make thyself over yowther (yo-thare') redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction (as follows) -- better, more(-over), over, profit. wise chakam (khaw-kam') exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser. why shouldest thou destroy shamem (shaw-mame') to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) thyself Multilingual Ecclésiaste 7:16 FrenchEclesiastés 7:16 Biblia Paralela Links Ecclesiastes 7:16 NIV • Ecclesiastes 7:16 NLT • Ecclesiastes 7:16 ESV • Ecclesiastes 7:16 NASB • Ecclesiastes 7:16 KJV • Ecclesiastes 7:16 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 7:16 Parallel • Bible Hub |