Ecclesiastes 7:17

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

Be not over much {H7235} wicked {H7561}, neither be thou foolish {H5530}: why shouldest thou die {H4191} before thy time {H6256}?

But don't be overly wicked, and don't be foolish; why should you die before your time?

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

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

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 10:27 (13 votes)

    ¶ The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  • Job 22:16 (9 votes)

    Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

  • Psalms 55:23 (9 votes)

    But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

  • Acts 12:23 (8 votes)

    And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

  • Job 15:32 (5 votes)

    It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

  • Job 15:33 (5 votes)

    He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

  • Acts 5:5 (5 votes)

    And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.