Ecclesiastes 7:17

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Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?

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  • Prov 10:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard about it.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
  • Gen 38:7-9 : 7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD put him to death. 8 Then Judah said to Onan, 'Lie with your brother's widow, perform your duty as her brother-in-law, and produce offspring for your brother.' 9 However, Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to avoid producing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight, so the LORD put him to death also.
  • 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
  • Job 15:32-33 : 32 It will be fulfilled before his time, and his branch will not remain green. 33 He will shake off his unripe grapes like a vine and cast away his blossoms like the olive tree.
  • Job 22:16 : 16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundation was swept away by a flood.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 Therefore, rid yourselves of all moral filth and the excess of evil, and humbly accept the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
  • Jer 2:33-34 : 33 How skilled you are at pursuing love! Even the worst of women you have taught your ways. 34 Even on your skirts is found the blood of the innocent poor. You did not find them breaking in, yet it is because of all these things.
  • Ezek 8:17 : 17 And He said to me, 'Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence and continually anger Me. Behold, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
  • Ezek 16:20 : 20 You even took the sons and daughters you bore to me and sacrificed them to the idols as food. Was your prostitution not enough?

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    15In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

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  • Eccl 7:9-10
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    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

    10Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions.

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    18It is good to grasp one thing and not let go of the other, for the one who fears God will avoid all extremes.

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    7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

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    9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

    10Remove vexation from your heart and put away distress from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are fleeting.

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    1A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

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    17Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

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    1Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

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    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

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    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

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    23He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.

  • Gen 2:17
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    17'but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will surely die.'

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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

  • Prov 4:14
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    14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

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    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Prov 19:2-3
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    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

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    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

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    6Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.

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    7Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and increase in power?

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    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

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    13But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.

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    16A person who wanders from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

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    2Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

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    6She does not consider the path of life; her ways wander, but she does not know it.