Ecclesiastes 7:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:27 : 27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.
  • Gen 38:7-9 : 7 Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death. 8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother. 9 But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother. 10 And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.
  • 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.
  • Job 15:32-33 : 32 His branch is cut off before its time, and his leaf is no longer green. 33 He is like a vine whose grapes do not come to full growth, or an olive-tree dropping its flowers.
  • Job 22:16 : 16 Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
  • Jer 2:33-34 : 33 With what care are your ways ordered when you are looking for love! so ... your ways. 34 And in the skirts of your robe may be seen the life-blood of those who have done no wrong: ...
  • Ezek 8:17 : 17 Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.
  • Ezek 16:20 : 20 And you took your sons and your daughters whom I had by you, offering even these to them to be their food. Was your loose behaviour so small a thing,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:15-16
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    88%

    15These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

    16Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

  • Eccl 7:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

    10Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

  • Eccl 7:18
    75%

    18It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Prov 3:7
    75%

    7Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Prov 9:6
    72%

    6Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

    5It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Eccl 11:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

    10So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.

  • Eccl 7:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.

    2It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

  • Eph 5:17
    72%

    17For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Prov 7:25
    71%

    25Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

    2As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

  • Prov 26:4
    71%

    4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    18...

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

  • Gen 2:17
    71%

    17But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

  • Prov 14:7
    71%

    7Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:14
    71%

    14Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

    3By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 12:28
    71%

    28In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

  • Prov 22:25
    70%

    25For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

  • Eph 5:15
    70%

    15Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • Prov 23:17
    70%

    17Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

  • Eccl 7:21
    70%

    21Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

  • Job 21:7
    70%

    7Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

  • Prov 19:16
    70%

    16He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

  • Prov 27:12
    70%

    12The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Eccl 8:13
    70%

    13But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Prov 21:16
    70%

    16The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.

  • Eccl 12:1
    70%

    1Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

  • Prov 14:17
    70%

    17He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 10:2
    70%

    2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

  • Prov 10:27
    70%

    27The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

  • Prov 30:6
    70%

    6Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

  • Prov 27:1
    70%

    1Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

  • Job 5:27
    70%

    27See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

  • Prov 13:14
    70%

    14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

  • Ps 34:12
    70%

    12What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

  • Matt 7:1
    70%

    1Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

  • Prov 5:6
    70%

    6She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.