Ecclesiastes 7:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
408 [e]אַל־
’al-
NotAdv
1961 [e]תְּהִ֤י
tə-hî
do beV-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms
6662 [e]צַדִּיק֙
ṣad-dîq
righteousAdj-ms
7235 [e]הַרְבֵּ֔ה
har-bêh,
overlyV-Hifil-InfAbs
408 [e]וְאַל־
wə-’al-
norConj-w | Adv
2449 [e]תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם
tiṯ-ḥak-kam
be wiseV-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms
3148 [e]יוֹתֵ֑ר
yō-w-ṯêr;
overlyN-ms
4100 [e]לָ֖מָּה
lām-māh
whyInterrog
8074 [e]תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃
tiš-šō-w-mêm.
should you destroy yourselfV-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 7:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אַל־תְּהִ֤י צַדִּיק֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה וְאַל־תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם יֹותֵ֑ר לָ֖מָּה תִּשֹּׁומֵֽם׃

קהלת 7:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אל־תהי צדיק הרבה ואל־תתחכם יותר למה תשומם׃

קהלת 7:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אל־תהי צדיק הרבה ואל־תתחכם יותר למה תשומם׃

קהלת 7:16 Hebrew Bible
אל תהי צדיק הרבה ואל תתחכם יותר למה תשומם׃

Parallel Verses
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?
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destroy thyself

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