Ecclesiastes 7:16
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Bible > Ecclesiastes > Chapter 7 > Verse 16
Ecclesiastes 7:16
| ← Ecclesiastes 7:15 | Ecclesiastes 7:16 (KJV) | Ecclesiastes 7:17 → |
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All 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.
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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
Be not righteousH6662 over muchH7235; neither make thyself overH3148 wiseH2449: why shouldest thou destroyH8074 thyself?
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
אַל־תְּהִי צַדִּיק הַרְבֵּה וְאַל־תִּתְחַכַּם יֹותֵר לָמָּה תִּשֹּׁומֵם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אַל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | may not |
תְּהִ֤י |
te.Hi | H1961 | HVqj2ms | you be |
צַדִּיק֙ |
tza.Dik | H6662 | HAamsa | righteous |
הַרְבֵּ֔ה |
har.Beh | H7235 | HVha | greatly |
וְ/אַל |
ve./'al- | H408 | HC/Tn | and/ may not |
תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם |
tit.cha.Kam | H2449 | HVtj2ms | you make yourself wise |
יוֹתֵ֑ר |
yo.Ter | H3148 | HNcmsa | excess |
לָ֖/מָּה |
La./mah | H4100 | HR/Ti | (to)/ why? |
תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם |
ti.sho.Mem | H8074 | HVri2ms | will you destroy yourself |
Strong's References
- H2449 — חָכַם (châkam, khaw-kam'): a primitive root; to be wise (in mind, word or act); [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
- H3148 — יוֹתֵר (yôwthêr, yo-thare'): active participle of יָתַר (yâthar) H3498; properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction; better, more(-over), over, profit.
- H6662 — צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'): from צָדַק (tsâdaq) H6663; just; just, lawful, righteous (man).
- H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב (râbab) H7232), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
- H8074 — שָׁמֵם (shâmêm, shaw-mame'): a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense); make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא (lôʼ) H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- Be not — Proverbs 25:16, Matthew 6:1-7, Matthew 9:14, Matthew 15:2-9, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 23:23-24, Matthew 23:29, Luke 18:12, Romans 10:2, 1 Timothy 4:3
- destroy thyself — Matthew 23:38, Revelation 18:19
- neither — Genesis 3:6, Job 11:12, Job 28:28, Proverbs 23:4, Ecclesiastes 12:12, Romans 11:25, Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 3:20, Colossians 2:18, Colossians 2:23, James 3:13-17
Reciprocal references (1): Ecclesiastes 1:18
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MODERATION
- Nave’s: PRUDENCE; WISDOM; ZEAL, RELIGIOUS
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