Ecclesiastes 7:17
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 7:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sei nicht allzu gesetzlos, und sei nicht töricht: warum willst du sterben, ehe deine Zeit da ist?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No hagas mal mucho, ni seas insensato: ¿por qué morirás antes de tu tiempo?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não sejas perverso demais, nem sejas tolo; para que morrerias antes de teu tempo?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não sejas perverso demais, nem tolo. Por que deverias morrer antes do teu tempo?
📖 Ecclesiastes 7:17 in Context
15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
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