Ecclesiastes 7:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

(7:19) Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:27 : 27 The feare of the Lord increaseth the dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe diminished.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 Now when Ananias heard these wordes, he fell downe, and gaue vp the ghost. Then great feare came on all them that heard these things.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 Then she fell downe straightway at his feete, and yeelded vp the ghost: and the yong men came in, and found her dead, and caried her out, and buried her by her husband.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 But immediatly the Angel of the Lorde smote him, because he gaue not glorie vnto God, so that he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.
  • Gen 38:7-9 : 7 Now Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him. 8 Then Iudah said to Onan, Goe in vnto thy brothers wife, and do the office of a kinsman vnto her, and raise vp seede vnto thy brother. 9 And Onan knewe that the seede should not be his: therefore when he went in vnto his brothers wife, he spilled it on the grounde, least he should giue seede vnto his brother. 10 And it was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, which he did: wherefore he slewe him also.
  • 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 And about ten dayes after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he dyed.
  • Job 15:32-33 : 32 His branch shall not be greene, but shall be cut off before his day. 33 God shall destroy him as the vine her sower grape, and shall cast him off, as the oliue doeth her flowre.
  • Job 22:16 : 16 Which were cut downe before the time, whose foundation was as a riuer that ouerflowed:
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnesse, and receiue with meekenes the word that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.
  • Jer 2:33-34 : 33 Why doest thou prepare thy way, to seeke amitie? euen therefore will I teach thee, that thy waies are wickednesse. 34 Also in thy wings is founde the bloud of the soules of ye poore innocents: I haue not found it in holes, but vpon all these places.
  • Ezek 8:17 : 17 The he said vnto me, Hast thou seene this, O sonne of man? Is it a small thing to the house of Iudah to commit these abominations which they do here? for they haue filled the land with crueltie, and haue returned to prouoke mee: and loe, they haue cast out stinke before their noses.
  • Ezek 16:20 : 20 Moreouer thou hast taken thy sonnes and thy daughters, whome thou hast borne vnto me, and these hast thou sacrificed vnto them, to be deuoured: is this thy whoredome a small matter?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:15-16
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    15(7:17) I haue seene all things in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his iustice, and there is a wicked man that continueth long in his malice.

    16(7:18) Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?

  • Eccl 7:9-10
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    9(7:11) Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.

    10(7:12) Say not thou, Why is it that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely of this thing.

  • Eccl 7:18
    75%

    18(7:20) It is good that thou lay hold on this: but yet withdrawe not thine hand from that: for he that feareth God, shall come forth of them all.

  • Prov 3:7
    75%

    7Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.

  • Prov 9:6
    72%

    6Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4(7:6) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.

    5(7:7) Better it is to heare ye rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should heare the song of fooles.

  • Eccl 11:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.

    10Therefore take away griefe out of thine heart, and cause euil to depart from thy flesh: for childehoode and youth are vanitie.

  • Eccl 7:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1(7:3) A good name is better then a good oyntment, and the day of death, then the day that one is borne.

    2(7:4) It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting, because this is the ende of all men: and the liuing shall lay it to his heart.

  • Eph 5:17
    72%

    17Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 7:25
    71%

    25Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1(4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

    2(5:1) Be not rash with thy mouth, nor let thine heart be hastie to vtter a thing before God: for God is in the heauens, and thou art on the earth: therefore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Prov 26:4
    71%

    4Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    18For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.

  • Prov 5:23
    71%

    23Hee shall die for faute of instruction, and shall goe astraie through his great follie.

  • Gen 2:17
    71%

    17But of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the death.

  • Prov 14:7
    71%

    7Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:14
    71%

    14Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2For without knowledge the minde is not good, and he that hasteth with his feete, sinneth.

    3The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Prov 12:28
    71%

    28Life is in the way of righteousnesse, and in that path way there is no death.

  • Prov 22:25
    70%

    25Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

  • Eph 5:15
    70%

    15Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

  • Prov 23:17
    70%

    17Let not thine heart bee enuious against sinners: but let it bee in the feare of the Lorde continually.

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6(5:5) Suffer not thy mouth to make thy flesh to sinne: neither say before the Angel, that this is ignorance: wherefore shall God bee angry by thy voyce, and destroy the worke of thine hands?

  • Eccl 7:21
    70%

    21(7:23) Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

  • Job 21:7
    70%

    7Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:

  • Prov 19:16
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    16He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall dye.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it shall not be well to the wicked, neither shall he prolong his dayes: he shall be like a shadowe, because he feareth not before God.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16A man that wandreth out of the way of wisdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.

  • Eccl 12:1
    70%

    1Remember nowe thy Creator in the daies of thy youth, whiles the euill daies come not, nor the yeeres approche, wherein thou shalt say, I haue no pleasure in them:

  • Prov 14:17
    70%

    17He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.

  • Prov 10:2
    70%

    2The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 10:27
    70%

    27The feare of the Lord increaseth the dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe diminished.

  • Prov 30:6
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    6Put nothing vnto his wordes, least he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.

  • Prov 27:1
    70%

    1Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  • Job 5:27
    70%

    27Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe.

  • Prov 13:14
    70%

    14The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

  • Ps 34:12
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    12What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

  • Matt 7:1
    70%

    1Ivdge not, that ye be not iudged.

  • Prov 5:6
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    6She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.