Ecclesiastes 7:16World English Bible British Edition
Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Related Verses
Genesis 1:26
God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 2:18
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to 2:18 or, suitable for, or appropriate for. him.”
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate. Then she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.
Genesis 6:9
This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless amongst the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:14
Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.