Ecclesiastes 7:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:27 : 27 The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 And as for them: thou O Lorde wylt hurle headlong into the pit of destruction. The bloodthirstie and deceiptfull men shal not liue out halfe their dayes: neuerthelesse I wyll put my full trust in thee.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 When Ananias hearde these wordes, he fell downe, and gaue vp the ghost. And great feare came on all them that hearde these thynges.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 Then fell she downe strayghtway at his feete, and yelded vp the ghost. And the young men came in, and founde her dead, and caryed her out, and buryed her by her husbande.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 And immediatly the Angel of ye Lorde smote hym, because he gaue not God ye honour, & he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.
  • Gen 38:7-9 : 7 And Er Iudas first borne sonne was wicked in the syght of the Lorde, and the Lorde slewe hym. 8 And Iudas sayde vnto Onan: Go in to thy brothers wyfe, and marrie her, that thou mayest stirre vp seede vnto thy brother. 9 And when Onan perceaued that the seede shoulde not be his, therfore when he wet in to his brothers wyfe, he spylled it on the grounde, & gaue not seede vnto his brother. 10 And the thyng which he dyd, displeased the Lorde: wherfore he slewe hym also.
  • 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 And vpon a ten dayes after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he dyed.
  • Job 15:32-33 : 32 He shal perishe afore his time be worne out, and his braunche shall not be greene. 33 He shalbe plucked of as an vntimely grape from the vine, and shall let his floure fall as the oliue doth.
  • Job 22:16 : 16 Whiche were cut downe out of time, and whose foundation was as an ouerflowing ryuer.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 Wherfore, lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnes, and receaue with mekenesse, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.
  • Jer 2:33-34 : 33 Why beautifiest thou thy wayes so hyely, to obteyne fauour therthrough? therfore also hast thou taught wickednesse through thy wayes. 34 Upon thy wynges is found the blood of poore and innocent people, whom thou didst not fynde in corners & holes: but thou sluest the prophetes for reprouyng all these thynges.
  • Ezek 8:17 : 17 And he sayde vnto me, Hast thou seene this thou sonne of man? Thinketh the house of Iuda that it is but a trifle to do these abhominations which they do here? for they haue fylled the lande full of wickednesse, and haue returned to prouoke me to anger, and lo they are puttyng the braunches to their noses.
  • Ezek 16:20 : 20 Thou hast taken thyne owne sonnes and daughters whom thou hast begotten vnto me, and these hast thou offred vp vnto them to be deuoured: is this but a small whordome of thyne?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:15-16
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    88%

    15 All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.

    16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

  • Eccl 7:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9 Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.

    10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the dayes of the old time were better then they that be nowe? for that were no wyse question.

  • Eccl 7:18
    75%

    18 It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.

  • Prov 3:7
    75%

    7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

  • Prov 9:6
    72%

    6 Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 The heart of the wise is in the mourning house: but the heart of the foolishe is in the house of myrth.

    5 It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

  • Eccl 11:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Be glad then (O thou young man) in thy youth, and let thy heart be merie in thy young dayes, folowe the wayes of thyne owne heart, and the lust of thyne eyes, but be thou sure that God shall bryng thee into iudgement for all these thinges.

    10 Put away displeasure out of thine heart, and remoue euill from thy body: for chyldhood and youth is but vanitie.

  • Eccl 7:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 A good name is more worth then precious oyntment: & the day of death, is better the the day of byrth.

    2 It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a banketting house: For there is the ende of all men, and he that is liuing taketh it to heart.

  • Eph 5:17
    72%

    17 Wherfore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstandyng what the wyll of the Lord is.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12 There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 7:25
    71%

    25 Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.

    2 Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Prov 26:4
    71%

    4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    18 And seeing there is wrath with God, beware lest he take thee away in thy wealth, & all that thou hast to redeeme thee can not deliuer thee.

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23 He shall dye without amendement, and for his great foolishnes he shall go astray.

  • Gen 2:17
    71%

    17 But as touching the tree of knowlege of good and euyll thou shalt not eate of it: For in what daye so euer thou eatest therof, thou shalt dye the death.

  • Prov 14:7
    71%

    7 Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:14
    71%

    14 Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked:

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 The desire without discretion is not good: but as a man whiche hasteth with his feete offendeth.

    3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 12:28
    71%

    28 In the way of ryghteousnesse there is life: & in the same way there is no death.

  • Prov 22:25
    70%

    25 Lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurt to thy soule.

  • Eph 5:15
    70%

    15 Take heede therfore howe ye walke circumspectlye: not as vnwyse, but as wyse,

  • Prov 23:17
    70%

    17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.

  • Eccl 7:21
    70%

    21 Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee:

  • Job 21:7
    70%

    7 Wherefore do wicked men liue, come to their olde age, and increase in richesse?

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9 That thou geue not thy honour vnto other, and thy yeres to the cruell:

  • Prov 19:16
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    16 Who so kepeth the commaundement, kepeth his owne soule: but he that regardeth not his wayes, shall dye.

  • Prov 27:12
    70%

    12 A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • Eccl 8:13
    70%

    13 Againe, as for the vngodly it shall not be well with him, neither shall he prolong his dayes: but euen as a shadowe, so shall he be that feareth not God.

  • Prov 21:16
    70%

    16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wysdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.

  • Eccl 12:1
    70%

    1 Remember thy maker the sooner in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersitie come, and or the yeres drawe nye when thou shalt say, I haue not pleasure in them:

  • Prov 14:17
    70%

    17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

  • Prov 10:2
    70%

    2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 10:27
    70%

    27 The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.

  • Prov 30:6
    70%

    6 Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes, lest he reproue thee, and thou be founde a lyar.

  • Prov 27:1
    70%

    1 Make not thy boast of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.

  • Job 5:27
    70%

    27 Lo, this we our selues haue proued by experience, and euen thus it is: Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heede to thy selfe.

  • Prov 13:14
    70%

    14 The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.

  • Ps 34:12
    70%

    12 What man is he that listeth to liue: and woulde fayne see good dayes.

  • Matt 7:1
    70%

    1 Iudge not, that ye be not iudged.

  • Prov 5:6
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    6 Perchaunce thou wylt ponder the path of her lyfe: so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canst not know them.