Ecclesiastes 7:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?”
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“Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:17 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
- 1 Samuel 25:38About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
- Job 15:32It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
- Job 22:16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
- Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Proverbs 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
- Jeremiah 2:33How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.
- Ezekiel 8:17“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
- Ezekiel 16:20You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?
- Acts 5:5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
- Acts 5:10At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
- Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Acts 16:28But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
- James 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
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